Federal investigators have released new images tied to the international search for Ryan Wedding, offering a closer look at a massive motorcycle collection seized during recent raids in Mexico.
The photos, shared on Monday, December 29, by the FBI’s Los Angeles office, show dozens of high-end motorcycles that authorities believe are connected to Wedding’s alleged criminal network, per ABC News.
According to the FBI, the motorcycles were taken earlier this month during coordinated enforcement actions carried out with Mexican authorities and Canada’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Investigators estimate the collection is worth approximately $40 million. The newly released images show the bikes lined up inside secured facilities.
The FBI said the seizure followed months of international cooperation and information sharing related to the case. While officials did not disclose where the motorcycles were purchased or how they were transported, authorities have previously described luxury vehicles and collectibles as a key part of how Wedding allegedly stored and moved wealth.
The photo release follows announcements made last week by Mexican officials, who confirmed that multiple properties in Mexico City and the surrounding State of Mexico were searched. Those searches resulted in the seizure of 62 high-end motorcycles, along with vehicles, artwork, documents, ammunition, drugs, and two Olympic medals.
Wedding, a Canadian national, competed in snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, placing 24th in the parallel giant slalom. Investigators allege that years after leaving competitive sports, he became the leader of a transnational drug trafficking organization that moved cocaine from Colombia through Mexico and Southern California, with distribution networks reaching Canada and beyond.
In 2024, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles charged Wedding with operating a continuing criminal enterprise, drug trafficking offenses, and murder connected to that enterprise.
Additional charges filed later allege he ordered the killing of a cooperating witness in Colombia earlier this year. Prosecutors say the killing was carried out at a public restaurant and was intended to silence testimony in a U.S. federal case.
Wedding is currently on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. The U.S. State Department has announced a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction. Authorities believe he remains in Mexico and have alleged possible protection from the Sinaloa cartel.