{"id":309800,"date":"2025-11-27T07:44:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T07:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/309800\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T07:44:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T07:44:12","slug":"fbi-seize-rare-multi-million-dollar-supercar-linked-to-wanted-man-ryan-wedding-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/309800\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI seize rare multi-million dollar supercar linked to wanted man Ryan Wedding &#8211; BC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>The FBI has seized a rare, multi-million dollar supercar belonging to the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/ryan-wedding\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Wedding<\/a> crime organization.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763808739_201_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The 2002 Mercedes CLK GTR is valued at $13 million and is one of just six ever made.<\/p>\n<p>Wedding, who lived in B.C. and competed for Canada in the Winter Olympics, is wanted by the FBI with a $15 million reward offered for tips leading to his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. authorities say Wedding controls one of the world\u2019s largest and most violent drug trafficking operations, responsible for moving around 60 metric tons of cocaine every year and dozens of murders.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPrevious Image<\/p>\n<p>\t\tNext Image<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tClose Modal Gallery<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'U.S. compares Canadian ex-Olympian to drug kingpin Pablo Escobar'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WED_GN_IZRI_SITE_THUMB_191125.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:15<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tU.S. compares Canadian ex-Olympian to drug kingpin Pablo Escobar\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11544345\/miss-universe-co-owner-arrest-warrant-jakkaphong-anne-jakrajutatip\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/miss-universe.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCourt issues arrest warrant for Thai co-owner of Miss Universe pageant\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11540944\/polar-vortex-early-winter-canada\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764229451_893_Canada-snowstorm.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPolar vortex set to bring \u2018harsh early start to winter\u2019 across Canada\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seven Canadians reportedly tied to a Wedding were key in the execution of an informant this January, <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11534956\/ryan-wedding-fbi-indictment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">law officials said last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Canadians from Ontario, Quebec and Alberta <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11533042\/us-canada-drug-trafficking-ryan-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">were all named<\/a>\u00a0by the U.S. Justice Department, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/fbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FBI<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/rcmp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">RCMP<\/a> as being reportedly involved in Wedding\u2019s alleged drug empire.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763808740_130_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old Wedding was added to the FBI\u2019s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11069391\/former-canadian-olympic-snowboarder-alleged-drug-kingpin-fbi-10-most-wanted-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">earlier this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He is reportedly living in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013with files from Soren Jensen and Aaron D\u2019Andrea<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Crime<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size The FBI has seized a rare, multi-million dollar supercar 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