7 Canadians tied to Ryan Wedding arrested and charged. Who are they?
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Seven Canadians reportedly tied to a Canadian Olympian-turned-alleged-cocaine kingpin were key in the execution of an informant this January, law officials say.
Seven Canadians reportedly tied to a Canadian Olympian-turned-alleged-cocaine kingpin were key in the execution of an informant this January, law officials say.
The Canadians from Ontario, Quebec and Alberta were all named by the U.S. Justice Department, the FBI and the RCMP Wednesday as being reportedly involved in Ryan Wedding’s alleged drug empire.
The 44-year-old Wedding, a snowboarder who was living in Coquitlam, B.C., when he suited up for his country at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games, was added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list earlier this year.
He is reportedly living in Mexico and has ties to the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the largest drug trafficking organizations based in Mexico, which has been listed as a foreign terrorist organization in the U.S. and Canada.
A US$15-million reward has been issued for information leading to his arrest and/or prosecution.
The seven Canadians announced as arrested and charged Wednesday brings the total number of people arrested and indicted in connection with Wedding to 36. The seven are accused of aiding Wedding in tracking down and facilitating the murder of the key witness.
An eighth Canadian wanted by international authorities is still at large, officials said, along with Wedding and two other alleged co-conspirators facing charges under the new indictment.
Here are the allegations against the seven Canadians. They have not been tested in court.
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