From Global News.

Ryan James Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder accused of leading an international drug trafficking ring, is facing new federal charges in the U.S. related to the alleged murder of a witness, the U.S. Justice Department and FBI announced Wednesday.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said a newly unsealed indictment accuses Wedding of tracking down and posting photos online of the witness and his wife to facilitate his murder in Colombia in January 2025, before the man could testify against the alleged drug trafficker.

“Make no mistake about it: Ryan Wedding is a modern-day iteration of Pablo Escobar,” FBI Director Kash Patel said. “He’s a modern-day iteration of El Chapo Guzman.

RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme said seven Canadians tied to Wedding’s organized crime group were arrested Tuesday in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta and charged with conspiracy to commit murder, drug trafficking and other offences. They will be extradited to the U.S. to face those charges.

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