The Federal Bureau of Investigation says a Vancouver man has been arrested in connection with former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, the alleged mastermind of a global cocaine empire.

The FBI says Rasheed Pascua Hossain was captured this week, shortly after U.S. authorities announced that 10 more people had been arrested, seven of them Canadian. Wedding and two other suspects linked to the case remain at large.

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Hossain is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to export cocaine and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, according to the FBI.

The other 10 suspects were arrested on Tuesday following a nine-count federal grand jury indictment, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

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