The U.S. Embassy in Mexico informed on Monday that the FBI is seeking Canadian Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic athlete who operates from Mexico in alliance with the Sinaloa Cartel (CDS) and "heads a violent organization dedicated to cocaine trafficking".
In a video posted on its social media, the U.S. embassy stated that Wedding is "one of the FBI's most wanted criminals".
"There is a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to his capture," the message noted, adding that the embassy believes Wedding "is hiding in Mexico" and is offering the aforementioned amount "for information that allows for his arrest".
On November 19 of last year, the U.S. government announced it was increasing the reward from $10 to $15 million for information that leads to the capture of Canadian Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder accused of trafficking drugs from Mexico.
Similarly, the Donald Trump administration imposed financial sanctions against the Canadian, along with nine individuals and nine entities linked to him.
Wedding, who is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, represented Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City (Utah, United States).
According to the State Department, after his sports career, he dedicated himself to drug trafficking, and his last known base of operations is Mexico.
"(Wedding) controls one of the world's most prolific and violent drug trafficking organizations in Mexico," U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said at a press conference that day.
"He is currently the largest distributor of cocaine in Canada," Bondi added.
Wedding "collaborates closely" with the Sinaloa Cartel "and is responsible for trafficking 60 tons of Colombian cocaine to Los Angeles annually, using trucks from Mexico for this purpose," Bondi added.
He is accused in the United States of the crimes of running a criminal enterprise, murder, and conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
The prosecutor announced new charges against the Canadian for witness intimidation and murder, after a federal witness in the case was murdered in 2024 in Medellín.
"Your tip can make a difference, if you have information about James, contact the embassy of the United States," indicated the diplomatic representation headed by Ronald Johnson.
