Ryan Wedding taken into custodypublished at 16:02 GMT
16:02 GMTBreaking
Ryan Wedding, the Canadian snowboarder and alleged drug smuggler, has been taken into custody.
FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the news in a post on X.
He wrote: “Thanks to President Trump’s leadership and commitment to global law enforcement – as of this morning, the DOJ/FBI officially apprehended our SIXTH Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitive within the last year.
“Thank you to
@AGPamBondi
for her relentless pursuit of justice, the US Attorney’s Office in L.A., and FBI Los Angeles.
Ryan James Wedding was taken into custody in Mexico last night. He is being transported from Mexico to the U.S. via FBI FTOC to face justice.
“Wedding is believed to have been hiding in Mexico for over a decade – and has been wanted on charges for cocaine trafficking and murder since 2024.”
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