Feb 2002 – Ryan Wedding competes for Canada in the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, finishing 24th in the men’s parallel giant slalom, marking the start of his public profile before his later criminal allegations [1].

Nov 2009 – A U.S. federal jury convicts Wedding of conspiring to possess cocaine with intent to distribute; he receives a four‑year sentence [5].

Dec 2011 – Wedding is released from U.S. prison, after which prosecutors allege he launches a transnational cocaine network that later becomes Canada’s largest supplier [5].

2015 – Canadian authorities charge Wedding with drug‑related offenses tied to his emerging enterprise, expanding the case to a binational investigation [5].

Nov 2023 – Prosecutors allege Wedding orders the murders of two Canadians in Ontario over a stolen cocaine shipment, illustrating the violent scope of his operation [4].

May 2024 – Wedding is accused of ordering a “drug‑debt” killing in Mexico, further linking him to cartel‑level enforcement tactics [4].

Oct 2024 – A superseding U.S. indictment accuses Wedding of running a multi‑nation criminal enterprise that traffics up to 60 tons of cocaine annually and orders multiple murders, solidifying the federal case [4].

Mar 2025 – The FBI places Wedding on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list and announces a $15 million reward for information leading to his capture, intensifying international pursuit [5].

Nov 2025 – The Department of Justice raises the reward for information on Wedding from $10 million to $15 million, underscoring the high‑priority status of the investigation [6].

Nov 2025 – U.S. authorities seize a rare 2002 Mercedes CLK‑GTR valued at about $13 million from Wedding’s assets, highlighting the wealth generated by his alleged drug empire [2].

Dec 30, 2025 – Mexican police seize 62 high‑value motorcycles (including rare Ducatis) worth roughly $40 million from four properties linked to Wedding, demonstrating the scale of his illicit holdings [2].

Dec 9, 2025 – The FBI releases a new photograph of Wedding taken in Mexico, showing him shirtless with a lion tattoo, to aid public identification efforts [9].

Jan 22, 2026 – Mexican authorities arrest Wedding in Mexico City after a coordinated operation involving U.S., Canadian, Colombian and Dominican agencies, ending his decade‑long flight [4].

Jan 23, 2026 – Wedding “voluntarily turned himself in” at the U.S. embassy in Mexico City, according to Mexico’s Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch, and is flown to Ontario International Airport in California [4]; FBI Director Kash Patel later calls him “the modern‑day El Chapo” [8].

Jan 26, 2026 – In Santa Ana federal court, Wedding pleads not guilty to charges of running a billion‑dollar drug enterprise and ordering multiple murders; a judge orders him held in custody pending further hearings [3].

Feb 11, 2026 – Wedding is scheduled to appear again in federal court for a status hearing on the pending indictment [3].

Mar 24, 2026 – A trial date is set for Wedding’s case, where prosecutors will seek to prove his role in the transnational cocaine ring and associated murders [3].