Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding has been charged in the United States with the murder of a key witness who was preparing to testify against him. US officials say Wedding, now accused of running a violent international drug-trafficking network, tracked the witness to Medellín, Colombia, where the man was shot dead in January.
According to the unsealed indictment, Wedding oversaw cocaine shipments moving from Colombia through Mexico and Southern California into Canada. He has been on the run for years, and his whereabouts are currently unknown. Authorities have raised the reward for his capture to US$15 million.
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