{"id":115768,"date":"2024-10-19T01:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T18:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115768"},"modified":"2024-10-19T01:35:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T18:35:02","slug":"canadian-olympic-snowboarder-ryan-wedding-wanted-in-u-s-cocaine-trafficking-case-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115768","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding wanted in U.S. cocaine trafficking case : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-28906\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 2464;&#10;        --source-height: 1648;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2464x1648+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F3e%2Fbb6111354f53b82c3ee94f161019%2Fgettyimages-1614978.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2464x1648+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F3e%2Fbb6111354f53b82c3ee94f161019%2Fgettyimages-1614978.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2464x1648+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F3e%2Fbb6111354f53b82c3ee94f161019%2Fgettyimages-1614978.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2464x1648+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F3e%2Fbb6111354f53b82c3ee94f161019%2Fgettyimages-1614978.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2464x1648+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F3e%2Fbb6111354f53b82c3ee94f161019%2Fgettyimages-1614978.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"In 2002, Ryan Wedding competed in the men's parallel giant slalom snowboarding event for Canada at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. He's now being pursued by federal agents under a U.S. operation dubbed Giant Slalom.\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2464x1648+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F3e%2Fbb6111354f53b82c3ee94f161019%2Fgettyimages-1614978.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                In 2002, Ryan Wedding competed in the men&#8217;s parallel giant slalom snowboarding event for Canada at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. He&#8217;s now being pursued by federal agents under a U.S. operation dubbed Giant Slalom.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Adam Pretty\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Adam Pretty\/AP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ryan Wedding, who represented Canada in snowboarding at the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002, is now a fugitive from the U.S. justice system, accused of leading a violent international drug trafficking ring. Wedding allegedly orchestrated the shipment of tons of cocaine from Colombia to Mexico, the U.S. and Canada &#8212; and he\u2019s accused of ordering multiple killings.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/wanted\/cei\/ryan-james-wedding\">FBI says Wedding<\/a>, 43, is a fugitive and may be in Mexico. A federal arrest warrant was issued for him one month ago in the U.S. Central District Court in Los Angeles. He&#8217;s been working with the notorious Sinaloa Cartel, the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office tells NPR.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A grand jury indictment was first filed in June, charging Wedding with numerous felonies. He is the lead defendant in a superseding indictment that was unsealed this week, naming 16 people in all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have triggered an avalanche of violent crimes, including brutal murders,\u201d Matthew Allen, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration\u2019s Los Angeles division, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-cdca\/pr\/16-defendants-charged-superseding-indictment-alleging-bulk-shipments-cocaine-canada\">said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cWedding, the Olympian snowboarder, went from navigating slopes to contouring a life of incessant crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-28903\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 1630;&#10;        --source-height: 1082;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1630x1082+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fd5%2F71c8f3374c038c933a2127ba90be%2Fscreenshot-2024-10-18-at-9-18-50-am.png 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1630x1082+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fd5%2F71c8f3374c038c933a2127ba90be%2Fscreenshot-2024-10-18-at-9-18-50-am.png 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1630x1082+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fd5%2F71c8f3374c038c933a2127ba90be%2Fscreenshot-2024-10-18-at-9-18-50-am.png 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1630x1082+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fd5%2F71c8f3374c038c933a2127ba90be%2Fscreenshot-2024-10-18-at-9-18-50-am.png 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1630x1082+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fd5%2F71c8f3374c038c933a2127ba90be%2Fscreenshot-2024-10-18-at-9-18-50-am.png 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1630x1082+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fd5%2F71c8f3374c038c933a2127ba90be%2Fscreenshot-2024-10-18-at-9-18-50-am.png 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1630x1082+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fd5%2F71c8f3374c038c933a2127ba90be%2Fscreenshot-2024-10-18-at-9-18-50-am.png 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1630x1082+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fd5%2F71c8f3374c038c933a2127ba90be%2Fscreenshot-2024-10-18-at-9-18-50-am.png\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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The U.S. says Wedding, 43, is a fugitive and may be in Mexico.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Ryan Wedding appears on an FBI wanted poster. The U.S. says Wedding, 43, is a fugitive and may be in Mexico.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    FBI<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        FBI<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Authorities allege that the drug conspiracy operated on a large scale, listing locations from Colombia and Mexico to three California counties &#8212; Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino &#8212; and Miami-Dade County, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>Agents were able to monitor the group\u2019s actions earlier this year, thanks to a mole who relayed coded messages about alleged drug shipments sent on the encrypted messaging application Threema, according to the indictment.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment describes an elaborate system in which transportation dispatchers based in Canada allegedly used dollar-bill serial numbers as \u201ctokens\u201d to verify co-conspirators\u2019 identities as they arranged for semi-trucks to carry tons of cocaine from Southern California into Canada. The alleged leaders of the enterprise\u2019s transportation arm agreed to a flat fee of $220,000 Canadian for each load, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>As part of the federal investigation &#8212; dubbed Operation Giant Slalom, echoing an Olympic event Wedding once competed in &#8212; law enforcement agents caught defendants with a total of some 1,800 kilograms (1.8 metric tons) of cocaine, according to the Justice Department. They also seized guns, $255,400 in cash, and more than $3.2 million in cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Operation Giant Slalom\u2019s reach extended to an elite enclave in Aventura, Fla. The FBI raided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zillow.com\/homedetails\/3914-Island-Estates-Dr-Aventura-FL-33160\/44060368_zpid\/\">a mansion<\/a> worth millions of dollars that a defendant, Miami Beach music executive and restaurateur Nahim Jorge Bonilla, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/community\/miami-dade\/aventura\/article294122259.html\">had reportedly bought<\/a> from music star DJ Khaled.<\/p>\n<p>Wedding had sent Bonilla 12 kilograms of cocaine, according to the indictment &#8212; 7 that were paid for, and 5 on consignment. In June, Wedding threatened to kill Bonilla\u2019s mother if the remaining debt wasn\u2019t settled within three days, court papers say. 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The agency says another person was killed in May over an unpaid debt, allegedly on Wedding and Clark\u2019s orders.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve of the 16 defendants have been arrested. They include four Canadians arrested in Ontario this week, and three Canadians arrested in the U.S., according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca\/en\/news\/2024\/significant-transnational-organized-crime-group-disrupted-rcmp-fbi-and-police-canada-and\">Royal Canadian Mounted Police.<\/a> But Wedding and several others remain at large.<\/p>\n<p>If convicted, Wedding and several co-defendants \u201cwould face a mandatory minimum penalty of life in federal prison on the murder and attempted murder charges,\u201d according to the Justice Department. Other charges in the case also carry similarly stiff penalties.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-third-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap third\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s the second time U.S. authorities have leveled serious drug charges against Wedding: In 2009, he was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and served more than a year in prison. 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