Ryan Wedding, an ex-Olympic snowboarder, is facing federal charges alongside 15 other defendants in what prosecutors have described as a cocaine trafficking ring that ran stash houses in Los Angeles and operated across North America.

They’re accused of being behind a criminal drug network that directed four Ontario murders — including the killings of an Indian couple who authorities say were the victims of mistaken identity.

Authorities announced Thursday that former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that has shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the United States and has also killed several people.

Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, has allegedly been running an international cocaine ring and ordering multiple murders.

Ryan Wedding, 43, was indicted with 15 others on charges of trafficking drugs into Canada and the U.S., the authorities said. He is believed to be living in Mexico.

Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding is wanted by the FBI on charges of running a drug trafficking operation, as well as for murder and attempted murder.

Ryan Wedding, a former snowboarder who represented Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics, is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation after being

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