Seven Canadians have been arrested for extradition to the U.S. as part of a drug-trafficking probe involving Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding .

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel outlined their case Wednesday against Wedding, one of the FBI’s 10 most-wanted fugitives who is being sought by authorities for allegedly running a multinational drug-trafficking network and faces additional charges tied to the slaying of a witness.

Here’s an overview of what brought us to Wednesday’s major news conference in Washington, D.C., that also included RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme.

The alleged drug trafficker represented Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He was born in Thunder Bay and moved to B.C. as a preteen.

Authorities said Wedding’s c

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