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FBI officials in Los Angeles said $40 million in motorcycles believed to be owned by the former Canadian Olympics snowboarder and FBI fugitive Ryan Wedding was seized by Mexican authorities in a series of busts in December.
Officials revealed the seizures in a social media post Wednesday, more than a month after Wedding was hit with additional charges, and raised the reward for his capture to $15 million.
Ryan Wedding of Canada takes a practice run for the men’s parallel giant slalom at the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Park City on February 13, 2002. (Reuters/Jeff J Mitchell)
Wedding is on the FBI’s list of ten most wanted fugitives.
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“This month, Mexican authorities executed multiple search warrants and seized a large number of motorcycles with an estimated value of approximately $40 million believed to be owned by FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Ryan James Wedding,” the release said.
“Brilloup is wanted for allegedly running and participating in a transnational drug trafficking operation and for his alleged involvement in orchestrating multiple murders to further drug crimes. The United States is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction.”
Officials revealed the seizures in a social media post Wednesday, more than a month after Wedding was hit with additional charges, and raised the reward for his capture to $15 million. (F.B.I.)
Wedding, 44 and 14 other alleged associates were accused of orchestrating the January 2025 killing of a witness who was shot dead at a restaurant in Colombia. Officials said Wedding placed a bounty on the victim’s head, believing the victim’s death would lead to the dismissal of charges against him and the drug ring he allegedly heads.
The FBI has described Wedding as an “extremely violent criminal believed to be responsible for the murder of numerous people overseas.”
FUGITIVE OLYMPIC SNOWBOARDER FACES NEW CHARGES AS FEDS RAISE REWARD FOR HIS CAPTURE TO $15 MILLION.
“You can’t be a drug kingpin and evade the law,” FBI Director Kash Patel said during a news conference last month. “Make no mistake about it. Ryan Wedding is a modern iteration of Pablo Escobar. He is a modern iteration of ‘El Chapo’ Guzman. This Department of Justice and this FBI will work with our Canadian colleagues and officials around the world to bring him to justice.”
Wedding is allegedly responsible for trafficking tons of cocaine through Colombia and Mexico for distribution in the United States and Canada and uses cryptocurrency to hide his wealth. The FBI has said Wedding ordered dozens of murders in North America and Latin America.
Officials revealed the seizures in a social media post Wednesday, more than a month after Wedding was hit with additional charges, and raised the reward for his capture to $15 million. (F.B.I.)
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He participated in the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City after missing the Games in 1998. It was the only Olympics he participated in.
