"SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI's top fugitives made his first U.S. court appearance Monday since he was arrested in Mexico last week and flown to California. U.S. authorities say Ryan Wedding, who competed in a single event for his home country in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, had been hiding in Mexico for more than a decade."
"Authorities say Wedding moved as much as 60 tons of cocaine between Colombia, Mexico, Canada and Southern California and believe he was working under the protection of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of Mexico's most powerful drug rings. His drug trafficking group was the largest supplier of cocaine to Canada, according to a 2024 indictment in his home country, where he faces separate drug charges dating back to 2015."
Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he led a billion-dollar cocaine trafficking operation and orchestrated multiple killings. U.S. authorities say Wedding moved as much as 60 tons of cocaine between Colombia, Mexico, Canada and Southern California under the protection of the Sinaloa Cartel. He was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list with a $15 million reward and was arrested in Mexico after more than a decade on the run. Mexican officials said he turned himself in at the U.S. Embassy; his defense says he was living in Mexico and was arrested. Wedding faces separate Canadian charges dating to 2015 and is due back in U.S. court on Feb. 11.
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