Canadian Olympian called drug lord by FBI, accused of ordering Ontario killings [Video]

A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder is being accused of running an international drug ring and being behind a string of fatal shootings in the Toronto area that left three people dead last year.

The U.S. Department of Justice issued an announcement Thursday alleging that Ryan Wedding and fellow Canadian Andrew Clark, who both live in Mexico, ordered several shootings in Ontario, including one in Caledon that resulted in the death of three people.

In March, Peel Regional Police announced that five shootings — including two that resulted in the deaths of three bystanders — were all linked.

Among the five shootings was one at Royal Windsor Drive and Winston Churchill Boulevard in Mississauga on Nov. 15, 2023, which left Brampton resident Jagraj Singh, 29, dead.

Peel police Insp. Todd Custance said at the time that as part of their homicide investigation into Singh’s death, police officers went to a home the following day on Mayfield Road in Caledon and spoke with …