The U.S. government has declared a $10 million reward for information that leads to the capture of Ryan Wedding, a 43-year-old ex-Canadian Olympic snowboarder, who is sought on multiple drug and murder charges.

Having represented Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Wedding has transitioned into a prominent figure in drug trafficking and is suspected to be living in Mexico or another Latin American country.

He has been placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.

The FBI alleges that Wedding is involved in distributing cocaine across various U.S. cities and Canada, a significant shift from his Olympic career to high-level drug trafficking.

Akil Davis, assistant director of the FBI's Los Angeles field office, labeled Wedding as a "very dangerous man," asserting that he has reportedly committed murders linked to his drug trafficking endeavors.

Wedding is known by several aliases, including "El Jefe," "Giant," and "Public Enemy." The FBI believes he may be sheltered by the Sinaloa drug cartel, a notorious drug trafficking organization in Mexico.

During a press briefing, Davis remarked that Wedding's operation could be connected to the transportation of cocaine worth hundreds of millions of dollars, typically moved from Colombia through Mexico to North America.

Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph McNally highlighted the violent nature of the criminal enterprise associated with Wedding, noting its involvement in multiple murders related to its operations.

These events include the killings of two family members in Ontario, Canada, in November 2023, which authorities suspect were acts of retaliation for a stolen drug shipment, and a murder in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in May 2024, deemed to be connected to a drug-related debt.

Alan Hamilton, chief of detectives for the Los Angeles Police Department, noted that Wedding's activities have turned the city into a key hub for cocaine smuggling, estimating that around 60 metric tons of cocaine and five metric tons of fentanyl are trafficked through Los Angeles each year.

Wedding is part of a group of 16 defendants facing U.S. charges related to the drug operation, while one of his alleged associates, Andrew Clark, a fellow Canadian known as "El Dictador," was recently extradited to the U.S. from Mexico as part of a broader effort to dismantle narcotics trafficking networks.