Ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding Arrested in Mexico as FBI Details Cocaine Empire

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Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding was arrested in Mexico City and flown to the U.S. to face charges over a vast cocaine-trafficking operation and alleged murders; FBI Director Kash Patel called him a "modern-day Pablo Escobar" and said the arrest is the 500th capture on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list, with about 60 metric tonnes of cocaine moving annually and 36 associates already arrested. He faces charges including witness tampering, murder, money laundering and drug trafficking, with Mexican authorities assisting.
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