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Former Olympic Snowboarder Ryan Wedding Charged with Drug Trafficking, Murder

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Ryan Wedding, a former snowboarder who represented Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics, is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation after being charged with murder and other crimes.

The FBI has issued a reward of up to $50,000 "for information leading to the apprehension, arrest and extradition" of the 43-year-old Wedding.

A federal arrest warrant has been issued for Wedding in the United States District Court, Central District of California.

Wedding, who is on the FBI's Most Wanted list, is charged with "two counts of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, one count of conspiracy to export cocaine, one count of leading a continuing criminal enterprise, three counts of murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime, and one count of attempt to commit murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime.