Canadian and US authorities have arrested Mississauga-based crime blogger Gursewak Singh Bal, 31, as part of “Operation Giant Slalom,” a large-scale investigation targeting an alleged drug empire linked to fugitive ex-Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding.

According to US court filings and statements released by Canadian and American law-enforcement agencies, Bal — co-founder of the crime-focused website The Dirty Newz — is accused of using his social media platforms to expose a protected witness connected to Wedding’s alleged cocaine-smuggling network.

Authorities allege Bal was paid $10,000 to publish the witness’s photograph, a move prosecutors say contributed to the victim’s eventual killing in Medellín, Colombia, in January 2025.

One indictment cites two Instagram posts, including

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