Ryan Wedding underwent a drastic career change from Olympic snowboarder to wanted fugitive. Here's all about his crimes and his love interests.
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, was arrested in Mexico City on January 22, 2026, ending years-long international manhunt. The arrest has generated immense buzz online, as Ryan was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. He was linked with several horrific crimes, such as manslaughter and dr*g trafficking. His shocking transition from a respected sportsperson to an alleged dr*g kingpin was unfathomable to many. Besides the charges levied against Ryan Wedding, interest has been sparked regarding his love life and marital status.
Born on September 14, 1981, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Ryan Wedding grew up in a family deeply involved in snow sports. His grandparents owned the Mount Baldy Ski Area, and he was a world-class snowboarder who represented Canada at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, competing in the men's parallel giant slalom. Ryan finished 24th, a result some associates believe contributed to his departure from the sport. After the Olympics, he briefly attended Simon Fraser University but dropped out, eventually working as a nightclub bouncer in Vancouver.
During this time, Ryan Wedding became involved in the dr*g underworld. Known by aliases such as El Jefe (The Boss), Giant, and Public Enemy, Ryan was accused of running a billion-dollar dr*g-shipping operation and ordering several murders. Recently, Ryan was arrested, taken to the United States, and is expected to make his first federal court appearance in Los Angeles on January 26, 2026.
Ryan Wedding was apprehended by the Mexican authorities in coordination with the FBI and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. According to the FBI and the Department of Justice, he was suspected of running a "vast dr*g trafficking operation" that allegedly imported roughly 60 metric tons of cocaine annually into the United States and Canada. Officials claimed that Ryan's network generated over USD 1 billion in illegal proceeds each year while operating under the protection of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel.
Ryan was charged with orchestrating several killings to protect his criminal ventures and continue his activities. Specific allegations against him include ordering a January 2025 murder of a federal witness in Medellín, Colombia, who was scheduled to testify against him in court. He also allegedly directed the November 2023 murders of two people in Ontario, Canada, in a case of mistaken identity related to a stolen dr*g shipment. Additionally, he is also charged with ordering a May 2024 murder in Canada over a dr*g debt.
Besides the murders and dr*g-related crimes, Ryan Wedding faced felony counts, including witness tampering and intimidation, money laundering, and running a continuing criminal enterprise. He was on the run for over a decade and was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list before turning himself in at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City on January 22, 2026. He was subsequently flown to the United States to face prosecution.
Ryan Wedding has had a personal life deeply intertwined with his criminal activities involving both an ex-wife and a girlfriend. He married Miryam Andrea Castillo Moreno in 2011 while he was serving a prison sentence in Texas for dr*g-related charges. Miryam is an entrepreneur with Iranian roots who hails from British Columbia, Canada. Although she later claimed to want no association with "these people" [Ryan and his associates], she has been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department. Authorities allege she acted as a top financial enabler, laundering dr*g proceeds and assisting in "acts of violence" to expand Ryan's criminal network.
Miryam is described in recent reports as Ryan's "estranged wife", however, the former couple has been divorced. It is currently unclear if she was among those arrested following Ryan Wedding's capture. Besides, Miryan, Ryan has been romantically linked to Daniela Alejandra Acuña Macías, a 23-year-old Colombian national. She was reportedly introduced to him by Carmen Yelinet Valoyes Florez, an associate alleged to run a high-end prostitution ring in Mexico City. Daniela is accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from Ryan Wedding while knowing the funds were tied to dr*g trafficking.
She reportedly used this money to live a lavish lifestyle in Mexico and assisted him by tracking down information on his rivals. Like Ryan Wedding's ex-wife, Miryam Andrea Castillo Moreno, his girlfriend, Daniela Alejandra Acuña Macías, was also placed on the U.S. Treasury's sanctions list in late 2025, which freezes her American-based assets.
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