Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who was on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list, has been arrested this January 23, according to two sources familiar with the investigation who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Wedding, 44, is accused of leading a multinational drug-trafficking operation and ordering several killings, including the murder of a federal witness. Authorities had offered a US$15 million reward for information leading to his arrest.
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