At $11.9 million US, the agreed-upon pri ce for the Mercedes was steep.

But the buyer — an alleged money launderer for a transnational criminal network — was accustomed to dealing in eye-watering sums.

CBC News has uncovered new details about the purchase last year of a rare Mercedes-Benz supercar, recently seized by the FBI amid its investigation into Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding.

This spectacular seizure, thought to be the most valuable vehicle ever confiscated by U.S. federal authorities, made headlines around the world.

After all, the roofless 2002 CLK-GTR Roadster is considered a unicorn by car aficionados and was apparently coveted by Drake. Believed to be one of only six of its kind ever built, the FBI said the silver stunner was worth $13 million US — $1.1 million more tha

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