When Olympians get caught with drugs, it's usually something to do with steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs. But former Olympic snowboarder, dubbed Ryan "El Jefe" Wedding, has broken the mold and is now on the FBI's Most Wanted list for running an international cocaine business.
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Wedding is no small timer either. According to estimations made by the FBI, the former Olympic snowboader was shipping hundreds of pounds of Columbian marching powder to Canada via the US and Mexico.
Now, he is wanted and has a very healthy $10 million bounty on his head. But before you don your gear, know that he's more than a little dangerous.
As well as the huge quantities of cocaine, Wedding has also been associated with multiple murders. According to the report, he has been involved in the death of numerous competitors. "Wedding went from shredding powder on the slopes at the Olympics to distributing powder cocaine on the streets of US cities and in his native Canada," the statement from Akil Davis, Assistant Director of the FBI's LA Field Office 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," he continued.
Olympic Snowboarder Drug Lord Lost His Co-Criminal
Things have recently taken a turn for the worse for the powder-loving Olympic drug dealer. His accomplice, a fellow Canadian named Andrew Clark, was recently arrested in Mexico and extradited to the US.
The two of them face charges for a total of three drug-related murders. It is also alleged that the two of them kept their kilos of cocaine in a stash located in LA. From here, they moved it across the country and into Canada using long-haul semi trucks.
The $10 million bounty for information leading to the arrest of the drug-dealing Olympic snowboarder comes due to a mega rap sheet. He stands accused of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Also, conspiracy to export cocaine, continuing criminal enterprise, murder in connection with a continual criminal enterprise, and drug crime. And finally, attempt to commit murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime.
