Arraignment set in Orange County for ex-olympian and accused drug kingpin Ryan Wedding

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Arraignment is expected Monday in Santa Ana for accused drug lord Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who faces federal charges alleging he ran a narcotics trafficking organization and ordered the killing of a witness.

The court appearance had originally been set to take place in downtown Los Angeles but over the weekend was shifted to Orange County.

The 44-year-old Wedding — who was sixth on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List until his arrest late last week — is believed to have been hiding in Mexico for more than a decade, and has been wanted on cocaine trafficking and murder charges since 2024…

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