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FBI's $15M Hunt for Canadian Drug Kingpin
29 Nov
Summary
- Canadian Ryan Wedding suspected of billion-dollar drug empire.
- He vanished in 2015, resurfacing in Mexico under aliases.
- An informant in his circle was later murdered.
Ryan Wedding, a Canadian national, is the subject of an extensive manhunt by the FBI and international law enforcement agencies. He is accused of orchestrating a vast cocaine-smuggling network estimated to generate $1 billion annually. After fleeing Canada in 2015, Wedding adopted multiple aliases and established a presence in Mexico, evading capture for years.
An informant, Jonathan Acebedo-Garcia, played a crucial role in infiltrating Wedding's organization. Acebedo-Garcia provided investigators with critical intelligence, including recordings from meetings with key associates like Andrew Clark. Tragically, Acebedo-Garcia was murdered in Colombia in January 2025, an act U.S. prosecutors attribute to Wedding.
Wedding was born in Ontario and previously faced charges in Canada. His criminal enterprise, linked to dozens of murders, spans South and North America. Despite the arrest of several associates, including Andrew Clark in Mexico, Wedding remains a top fugitive on the FBI's most-wanted list, with authorities vowing to bring him to justice.
