The FBI has increased the reward for information that leads to the conquest of Ryan James Wedding, a former Canadian Olympian and alleged leader of a Mexican criminal network.
The agency announced on Thursday that the reward was increased to up to 10 million US dollars for details that lead to the arrest or conviction of the wedding. The wedding, which is also known among the aliases “Giant”, “Public Enemy” and “El Jefe”, was placed on the 10 most searched list of the FBI.
The wedding is charged, including a persistent criminal company, a murder and a conspiracy to have, distribute and export cocaine. According to the authorities, its network acted large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine from Central and South America via the United States to Canada and other international markets. The criminal organization was also associated with contract murders and money laundering across North America.
The RCMP and the FBI have worked together for over a year to reduce the alleged network of the wedding and work together with several Canadian law enforcement agencies, including the Niagara Regional Police, the police from Toronto, the police from Sûreté du Québec and Peel Regional Police.
“Ryan Wedding is still one of the greatest threats to organized crime for Canada, itself as a refugee,” said Liam Price, General Director of Special Services with the RCMP. “We will continue to work with our colleagues in the USA and Mexico when looking for wedding.”
The authorities also warned that the organization of weddings had previously involved intimidation and threats to witnesses. Law enforcement officers have sworn to examine and pursue such attempts.
“The RCMP is serious to pursue the leaders of these pharmaceutical trade organizations,” said chief superintendent Mathieu Bertrand, general director of serious and organized crime and border integrity. “By joint efforts with the FBI, we have disturbed a large group of organized crime.”
The public is asked to report information about the whereabouts of the wedding. The FBI can be contacted by phone (voice, WhatsApp, signal, telegram or text) under +1-424-495-0614. Reports can also be created with us, Canadian or Mexican messages or consulates or at local law enforcement authorities.
