Dozens of motorcycles believed to belong to Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, were seized this month by authorities in Mexico, the FBI confirmed Monday as it released images of the property.
The 44-year-old Canadian citizen, who is in the According to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, he is wanted for allegedly running a transnational drug trafficking operation that ships cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, to Canada and elsewhere, according to the FBI.
The Los Angeles FBI released an image on Dec. 29, 2025, of seized motorcycles it said were believed to belong to fugitive Ryan Wedding.
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This month, Mexican authorities “seized a large number of motorcycles” worth an estimated $40 million, believed to belong to the FBI fugitive in Los Angeles. said in a statement on social media on Monday, along with multiple photos of the motorcycles.
The FBI, Los Angeles Police Department, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Mexican authorities collaborated in the “successful seizure,” the Los Angeles FBI said.
Last week, Mexican officials announced the seizure of items “related to a former Olympic athlete who is among the 10 most wanted fugitives by US authorities,” although they did not specifically identify Wedding.
The items included 62 “high-end” motorcycles, as well as two vehicles, works of art, two Olympic medals, drugs and other items, according to Mexico’s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection.
The Los Angeles FBI released an image on Dec. 29, 2025, of seized motorcycles it said were believed to belong to fugitive Ryan Wedding.
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The items were seized at four properties in Mexico City and the State of Mexico during the execution of search warrants, according to the agency, which said it was committed to “strengthening international cooperation to apprehend perpetrators of violence and combat high-impact crimes.”
Wedding was indicted in federal court in Los Angeles last year on multiple charges, including directing a continuing criminal enterprise, committing murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and a variety of drug offenses.
New charges announced in November allege he ordered the murder of a witness in the federal case. The victim was shot several times in the head at a restaurant in Colombia in January, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles said.
The FBI in Los Angeles released this photo of Ryan Wedding on December 8, 2025.
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The State Department is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Wedding, who is believed to be in Mexico and protected by the Sinaloa cartel, authorities said.
ABC News’ Alex Stone contributed to this report.
