Officials alleged Ryan Wedding, who competed for Team Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics, was the ringleader of a transnational drug trafficking operation.

Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who became one of the world's most wanted fugitives, is now in custody. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest Friday morning in California,

New video shows Ryan Wedding -- the Olympic snowboarder-turned-alleged drug kingpin -- arriving in the U.S. on Friday.

Authorities say Wedding was a senior figure in a violent drug trafficking network linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel.

Ryan Wedding, described as a “modern-day Pablo Escobar,” and also compared to “El Chapo” is accused of running a “murderous drug empire,” allegedly shielded by the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico.

Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, one of the FBI’s most-wanted fugitives who is suspected of cocaine trafficking, has been taken into custody, two law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation tell NBC News.

Canadian former Olympic snowboarder-turned alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding has been arrested in Mexico City after years on the run.