A year ago, Ryan Wedding was on the run and riding high. Ryan Wedding, one of the FBI's most-wanted fugitives was arrested in Mexico in January and was flown to California within hours to face federal charges. Andrew Clark, described by U.S. prosecutors as second-in-command in Ryan Wedding's transnational criminal enterprise, was arrested in Mexico in October 2024. WATCH | The case against Ryan Wedding: Accused drug kingpin Ryan Wedding pleads not guilty | Duration 1:58 Olympic snowboarder turned accused drug kingpin Ryan Wedding pleaded not guilty to multiple charges against him during his first court appearance in Santa Ana, Calif., while uncertainty surrounds how Wedding ended up in police custody. CBC News senior reporter Thomas Daigle has extensively covered the case of Ryan Wedding and Andrew Clark.

Source: CBC News February 16, 2026 22:41 UTC