Former Canadian Olympic athlete added to FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives list [Video]

A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder wanted in the U.S. on multiple charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a transnational drug trafficking ring has been added to the FBI’s list of 10 most wanted fugitives.

The U.S. Department of State’s international narcotics bureau is offering a US$10-million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Ryan James Wedding, who competed for Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

The 43-year-old from Thunder Bay, Ont., is wanted for allegedly leading an organized crime group that moved large shipments of cocaine from Colombia through Mexico and California to Canada and other locations in the United States. The FBI said Wedding is also wanted for allegedly orchestrating multiple murders and an attempted murder.

U.S. authorities say Wedding had been living in Mexico and is considered a fugitive.

“Wedding went from shredding powder on the slopes at the Olympics …