Ex-Olympic snowboarder on the run as he faces drug trafficking, murder allegations, officials say

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, was charged Thursday with running a cocaine trafficking ring across the Americas and killing several people, officials said.

Wedding is a Canadian national and is considered a fugitive, the FBI said. The agency offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and extradition of the 43-year-old former athlete.

Prosecutors said he’s charged in the U.S. with running a criminal enterprise, murder, conspiring to distribute cocaine and other crimes. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM An image of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, 43, who is a fugitive and has been charged with running and participating in a transnational drug trafficking operation, is displayed on a video monitor along with bricks of cocaine during a news conference at the FBI offices in Los Angeles Thursday, Oct.

17, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Canada's Ryan Wedding at the 2002 Olympics. (Tony Marshall/EMPICS via Getty Images) "He chose to become a major drug trafficker, and he chose to become a killer," Martin Estrada, U.S.

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