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Former Olympic athlete is on FBI's 'most wanted' list with $10,000,000 reward to find him

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Published 15:21 2 Apr 2025 GMT+1

Former Olympic athlete is on FBI's 'most wanted' list with $10,000,000 reward to find him

The former Olympic competitor was added to the list in March, with a huge cash reward on offer for vital information.

Ryan Smart

Ryan Smart

A former Olympic athlete is on the FBI's 'most wanted' list - with a huge cash reward offered for any information leading to his capture.

Canadian snowboarder Ryan Wedding competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in the men's parallel giant slalom event.

Out of 32 competitors, the then 21-year-old placed in 24th, finishing ahead of future Olympic silver medalist Simon Schoch.

But Wedding's life is now a world away from his days as an up-and-coming snowboarder.

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In 2010, he was convicted of attempting to buy cocaine from a US government agent and sentenced to four years in prison.

And last month, he became the 535th addition to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, which was set up all the way back in 1950.

Wedding faces allegations of 'running a transnational drug trafficking network' which 'routinely shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, to Canada and other locations in the United States', as per an FBI press release.

Image: Twitter/FBI
Image: Twitter/FBI

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In June 2024, Wedding and his second-in-command, Andrew Clark, were charged in an indictment with 'running a continuing criminal enterprise, committing murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and assorted drug crimes; and conspiring to possess, distribute and export cocaine'. Clark was arrested in Mexico in October.

The Canadian is also accused of 'orchestrating multiple murders and an attempted murder'.

The FBI have set a reward of up to $10 million for information that could lead to his arrest or conviction.

FBI Los Angeles Assistant Director, Akil Davis, said: "The alleged murders of his competitors make Wedding a very dangerous man, and his addition to the list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, coupled with a major reward offer by the State Department, will make the public our partner so that we can catch up with him before he puts anyone else in danger."

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The longest time any fugitive has ever been on the 'Most Wanted' list is 32 years, though the current longest-serving member has been on the list since April 2015.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Olympics

Ryan Smart
Ryan Smart

Live in constant hope of the top flight as a Preston North End fan. Written in the past for SPORF, GiveMeSport and more.

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