Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding arrested in Mexico
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Wedding, 44, is accused of running a drug trafficking operation, and officials say he orchestrated several killings to further the drug crimes.
During a November news conference, U.S. officials said Wedding is responsible for importing 60 metric tonnes of cocaine a year into Los Angeles via semi-trailer trucks from Mexico. NBC is reporting that U.S. authorities will announce details of Wedding's arrest at a news conference on Friday morning.
Meet the coterie of reputed criminals the feds say helped the world’s most wanted man, Olympian Ryan Wedding, remain on the run.