Jan 23 (Reuters) - Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder suspected of becoming a cocaine smuggling kingpin, has been arrested, NBC News reported on Friday, citing two law enforcement officials familiar with the U.

Ryan Wedding, the former Olympic snowboarder who was wanted by the FBI for allegedly running a violent transnational drug trafficking organization, has been arrested, the Justice Department announced on Friday. Wedding, 44, was added to the FBI’s list of the 10 most wanted fugitives in March.

One-time Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding was arrested Thursday night in Mexico on charges of multinational drug trafficking and conspiring to kill a federal witness. Prior to his arrest, Wedding had earned a spot on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.

Authorities say they have arrested Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder facing charges related to drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witness

A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI's top fugitives made his first U.S. court appearance Monday since he was arrested in Mexico last week and flown to California.

Ryan James Wedding was accused of using stablecoin Tether to fuel a cocaine smuggling and murder operation in Latin America and the U.S.