Search escalates for FBI fugitive who competed at Salt Lake City’s 2002 Olympics

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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)’s search for a former-Canadian Olympian turned alleged narcotics trafficker has escalated, with an unsealed federal indictment and an increased reward offer.

In 2002, Ryan James Wedding represented Canada in snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics, held here in Salt Lake City. Now, two decades later, Wedding is at the top of the FBI’s ‘Ten Most Wanted’ fugitive list…

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