Canadian Olympian became alleged drug kingpin
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Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder who authorities accuse of leading an international drug trafficking operation, was arrested in Mexico City.
Jan 23 (Reuters) - Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder suspected of becoming a cocaine smuggling kingpin, has been arrested, NBC News reported on Friday, citing two law enforcement officials familiar with the U.S. investigation.
It's the third time in less than a year that Mexico has sent detained cartel members to the U.S. as the country tries to offset mounting threats by President Donald Trump.
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The U.S. is getting more cooperation from Mexico than it has in many years when it comes to law enforcement, a pair of State Department officials told a U.S. House subcommittee on Wednesday. But it could do more ...
Members of the Mexican army drive on a road after an anti-cartel operation in Sinaloa state, Mexico, in 2023. Juan Carlos Cruz/AFP via Getty Images A new plan to dismantle cartel-run drug-smuggling corridors along the U.S. southern border was announced by ...
President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is open to bombing drug cartels in Mexico. The Trump administration has pressured Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum for months to do more to target drug lords funneling narcotics such as fentanyl into the ...
Nearly a year after launching the initiative to publicize arrests and drug busts in Mexican states near the border with the United States, authorities have also seized more than 7,000 firearms and 600 kilograms of fentanyl.
Mexico has so far extradited nearly 100 alleged criminal gang members to face US courts during Trump's second term.