{"id":118239,"date":"2026-01-23T13:35:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:35:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:35:30","slug":"kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239","title":{"rendered":"Kash Patel says Olympic kingpin Ryan Wedding’s capture is latest success in Trump\u2019s crackdown on crime"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

FBI Director Kash Patel<\/a> on Friday touted the agency\u2019s arrest of Olympian-turned-fugitive kingpin Ryan Wedding, framing the capture as central to the FBI\u2019s broader crime-fighting success under President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Patel confirmed that Wedding, 44, was taken into custody Thursday night in Mexico as part of a multi-agency operation involving Mexican authorities, the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.<\/p>\n

Wedding marked the sixth fugitive on the FBI\u2019s<\/a> Ten Most Wanted list captured under Patel\u2019s tenure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“To put that in perspective, that’s two more than the entirety of the prior administration, and none of this would be possible without the tremendous leadership of Attorney General Pam Bondi<\/a> and the Department of Justice and our partners and prosecutors at the United States Attorney’s Office here in L.A. and our Los Angeles field office.”<\/p>\n

Wedding, 44, was placed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list in March 2025 and is accused of running a transnational drug trafficking network<\/a> that “routinely shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, to Canada and other locations in the United States,” according to the FBI.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He is also accused of orchestrating multiple murders and attempted murder as part of his drug trafficking operation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Just to tell you how bad of a guy Ryan Wedding is, he went from an Olympic<\/a> snowboarder to the largest narco trafficker in modern times,” Patel said at a news conference on the tarmac of Ontario International Airport on Friday. “He’s a modern-day El Chapo. He is a modern-day Pablo Escobar, and he thought he could evade justice.”<\/p>\n

WANTED EX-OLYMPIAN RYAN WEDDING CAPTURED IN MEXICO, FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL FLIES HIM BACK TO US<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“This individual and his organization and the Sinaloa Cartel poured narcotics into the streets of North America and killed too many of our youth and corrupted too many of our citizens. And that ends today.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Patel called 2025 a “historic year” for the FBI, noting that the bureau has made 67,000 arrests this year alone \u2013 a 200% increase from previous years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The FBI has captured six of the Top Ten Most [Wanted] fugitives on our board. The FBI has also seized enough fentanyl to kill 150 million Americans, a 31% increase. The FBI has arrested 35% more espionage corrupt actors from China, Russia, the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and Iran. The FBI has found and identified 6,000 children that were missing. That is up 22%.\u00a0 All of these historic record breaking numbers lead to another historic record-breaking number brought to you by President Trump’s leadership. That is a 20% decline in the murder rate in the United States of America.”<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0FBI Assistant Director in Charge Akil Davis said 36 individuals have already been arrested in connection with Wedding\u2019s alleged crime ring. He noted that millions in motorcycles<\/a>, jewelry, and valuable artwork belonging to Wedding were also seized by authorities in addition to drugs, cash, and weapons.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell added that as part of their efforts to apprehend Wedding, “more than 20,300 kilograms of cocaine, 44 kilograms of methamphetamine, 44 kilograms of fentanyl, eight firearms, and over $55 million in illicit assets” were seized by the department.<\/p>\n

Patel said the indictment leading to Wedding\u2019s capture stems from the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney’s Office, which will have jurisdiction over his case. Davis said that Wedding is expected to appear in court on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<\/strong><\/i> sports coverage on X<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/a>, and subscribe to<\/strong><\/i> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/a>.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-latest-success-trumps-crackdown-crime <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday touted the agency\u2019s arrest of Olympian-turned-fugitive kingpin Ryan Wedding, framing the capture as central to the FBI\u2019s broader crime-fighting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-118239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nKash Patel says Olympic kingpin Ryan Wedding's capture is latest success in Trump\u2019s crackdown on crime - Wall Street PR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kash Patel says Olympic kingpin Ryan Wedding's capture is latest success in Trump\u2019s crackdown on crime - Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday touted the agency\u2019s arrest of Olympian-turned-fugitive kingpin Ryan Wedding, framing the capture as central to the FBI\u2019s broader crime-fighting […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-23T18:35:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"715\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"423\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\"},\"headline\":\"Kash Patel says Olympic kingpin Ryan Wedding’s capture is latest success in Trump\u2019s crackdown on crime\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-23T18:35:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239\"},\"wordCount\":625,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Market News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239\",\"name\":\"Kash Patel says Olympic kingpin Ryan Wedding's capture is latest success in Trump\u2019s crackdown on crime - Wall Street PR\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-23T18:35:30+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Kash Patel says Olympic kingpin Ryan Wedding’s capture is latest success in Trump\u2019s crackdown on crime\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"description\":\"Latest News From WallStreet\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"width\":537,\"height\":70,\"caption\":\"Wall Street PR\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kash Patel says Olympic kingpin Ryan Wedding's capture is latest success in Trump\u2019s crackdown on crime - Wall Street PR","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kash Patel says Olympic kingpin Ryan Wedding's capture is latest success in Trump\u2019s crackdown on crime - Wall Street PR","og_description":"FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday touted the agency\u2019s arrest of Olympian-turned-fugitive kingpin Ryan Wedding, framing the capture as central to the FBI\u2019s broader crime-fighting […]","og_url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239","og_site_name":"Wall Street PR","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","article_published_time":"2026-01-23T18:35:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":715,"height":423,"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36"},"headline":"Kash Patel says Olympic kingpin Ryan Wedding’s capture is latest success in Trump\u2019s crackdown on crime","datePublished":"2026-01-23T18:35:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239"},"wordCount":625,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Market News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239","name":"Kash Patel says Olympic kingpin Ryan Wedding's capture is latest success in Trump\u2019s crackdown on crime - Wall Street PR","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-01-23T18:35:30+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kash-patel-says-olympic-kingpin-ryan-weddings-capture-is-latest-success-in-trumps-crackdown-on-crime-118239#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Kash Patel says Olympic kingpin Ryan Wedding’s capture is latest success in Trump\u2019s crackdown on crime"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","name":"Wall Street PR","description":"Latest News From WallStreet","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization","name":"Wall Street PR","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","width":537,"height":70,"caption":"Wall Street PR"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118239\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118239"},{"taxonomy":"stock_ticker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stock_ticker?post=118239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}