T he FBI and Canadian authorities have intensified their hunt for former Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding, unveiling a sweeping set of new charges that link the on-the-run athlete to an international cocaine network and the killing of a federal witness. A reward of up to $15 million has now been announced for information that leads to his capture, as officials describe Wedding as one of the world’s most dangerous fugitives.

Former Olympian turned fugitive

Wedding, who represented Canada in the parallel giant slalom at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, is accused of abandoning his sports career to become the alleged mastermind behind a sprawling multinational cocaine operation. Investigators say his organisation has, for years, transported vast quantities of cocaine from

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