Ryan Wedding

Ryan James Wedding (born September 14, 1981) is a Canadian alleged drug lord and former Olympic snowboarder.

Ryan Wedding
Ryan Wedding
Picture of Wedding that was released by the United States government in 2025
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
Charges
  • Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances
  • Conspiracy to export cocaine
  • Continuing criminal enterprise
  • Murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime
  • Attempt to commit murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime
AliasJames Conrad King, Jesse King, "Giant", "Public Enemy", "El Jefe"
Description
BornRyan James Wedding
(1981-09-14) September 14, 1981 (age 44)
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
GenderMale
Height1.91 metres (6 ft 3 in)
Weight109 kilograms (240 lb)
OccupationFormer Olympic snowboarder
Status
AddedMarch 6, 2025
CaughtJanuary 22, 2026
Number535
Captured

Ryan James Wedding (born September 14, 1981) is a Canadian alleged drug lord and former Olympic snowboarder.

Wedding competed for Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. He participated in the men's parallel giant slalom event and finished in 24th place. He decided to retire from snowboarding after the Olympics.[1]

After retiring, Wedding started to find himself in legal trouble. In 2006, his Vancouver property Eighteen Carrot Farms was raided by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and they seized $10 million worth of cannabis, a shotgun, and some ammunition.[2] In 2008, Wedding was arrested for trying to buy cocaine from a United States government agent and he was convicted in 2010, sentenced to four years in prison.[3] During his time in prison, Wedding started to make connection with other criminals and made plans to expand his drug empire.[4]

On October 17, 2024, the United States Department of Justice announced that they were charging Wedding with multiple offenses including leading a criminal organization, drug trafficking, three counts of murder, and one attempt to commit murder.[5] Authorities claim that when Wedding was released from prison, he went to Mexico and joined the Sinaloa Cartel, which is the largest drug cartels in Mexico. He rose the ranks and became one of the highest-ranking members of the cartel.[6] On March 6, 2025, Wedding was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.[7]

On January 22, 2026, Wedding turned himself into authorities and he was arrested in Mexico.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Wedding was at the top of his game before turning to life of crime, former Olympic snowboarder Ross Rebagliati says". CTV News. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Becoming El Jefe - Ryan Wedding, Canada's Olympic Snowboarder Turned Drug Lord". Toronto Life. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Snowboarder charged with trafficking". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  4. ↑ "How an Olympic snowboarder became one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives". CNN. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Former Canadian Olympian charged in connection with cocaine bust, alleged murders". CBC News. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Olympic Snowboarder Is Running Massive, Murderous Drug Trafficking Operation from Mexico, FBI Says". Vice. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  7. ↑ "FBI offers $10M reward for Canadian ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding, now among 10 most wanted". CBC News. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Former Olympic snowboarder and FBI fugitive Ryan Wedding arrested". CNN. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

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