Notorious Canadian Olympian-turned-alleged-drug-kingpin Ryan Wedding, who the FBI has compared t o Pablo Escobar, is in the spotlight again after U.S. officials laid new charges against him, arrested nearly a dozen of his associates and announced a hefty hike in the reward offered for his capture.

The reward is now set at $15 million US, up from $10 million, for the 44-year-old Canadian whose name has been on the FBI’s most-wanted list since March.

Wedding — whose nicknames include El Jefe (The Boss), Giant, Public Enemy and Buddy — has been accused of cocaine trafficking and murder. U.S. officials have alleged that he operates one of the world’s most prolific drug-trafficking organizations and is Canada’s dominant source of cocaine.

Today, Wedding remains at large and likely living u

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