Ryan James Wedding's story came to light in January of this year, after a lengthy investigation published in the American magazine "Rolling Stone".
During a police raid in Mexico in 2024 that resulted in the arrests of several drug offenders in Canada, Mexico, the United States and Colombia, all traces led to one man: Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who competed in the 2004 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he finished 24th, and is now a drug lord.
The CIA discovered that Ryan Wedding has extensive ties to Hezbollah.
On March 6, 2025, the Trump administration issued an arrest warrant for Ryan Wedding, placed him on the list of the ten most wanted criminals, and placed a $10 million bounty on his head.