VIDEO SHOWS: FBI HANDOUT VIDEO: RYAN WEDDING PERP WALK, ARRIVES AT ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN HANDCUFFS UNDER FBI CUSTODY RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 23, 2026) (FBI - Access all) 1. (MUTE) VARIOUS OF PLANE CARRYING RYAN WEDDING, A CANADIAN FORMER OLYMPIC SNOWBOARDER SUSPECTED OF BECOMING A COCAINE SMUGGLING KINGPIN RESPONSIBLE FOR MULTIPLE DRUG-RELATED MURDERS, TAXIING ON AIRPORT RUNWAY 2. (MUTE) WEDDING BEING LED OUT OF AIRCRAFT BY FBI AGENTS 3. (MUTE) WEDDING WALKING DOWN STEPS, IN HANDCUFFS 4. WEDDING WALKING ON TARMAC, SURROUNDED BY FBI AGENTS STORY: Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder accused of becoming a cocaine smuggling kingpin linked to multiple drug-related murders, arrived handcuffed at Ontario International Airport in California on Friday (January 23), escorted by FBI agents, U.S. officials said. Wedding was brought to the U.S. to face charges, U.S. officials said on Friday. Speaking at a press conference at an airport east of Los Angeles, FBI Director Kash Patel said Wedding was arrested Thursday evening in Mexico City after years on the run. Patel described Wedding as the "largest narco-trafficker in modern times," akin to notorious drug lords like Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and Pablo Escobar. Wedding, 44, is on the FBI's "Top 10 Most Wanted" list for allegedly running a transnational drug trafficking network responsible for transporting hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia through Mexico to the United States and Canada. U.S. officials have accused him of working with Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel and controlling an operation responsible for generating more than $1 billion a year in illegal drug proceeds. The U.S. government had offered a $15 million reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction. Patel did not disclose whether the reward would be paid out. (Production: Geraldine Downer) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
