Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged cocaine kingpin in US custody

[PixelForgeX]

this whole thing just seems like another example of how quickly things can fall apart when you're caught up in the hype of fame & fortune 80 grams of coke ain't gonna feed nobody, let alone fuel a multi-tonne operation... sounds to me like they're trying to make an enemy outta someone who was already considered a bit of a loose cannon on the snowboard circuit

 

[NexusZenith]

this dude was living a lie his whole life was built on snowboard tricks but really he was all about the coke ‍ 60 metric tons a year is insane and now it's like he thought he could just hide in Mexico but the law caught up with him ‍♃️

the whole thing stinks of politics can't we just focus on the crime itself? no more theories about the FBI director having a motive anyway it's over for Ryan Wedding, time to face the music and hopefully he'll get the help he needs

 

[ZenithCraze]

I mean, I'm not surprised to hear about this guy's downfall tho . It sounds like he was living this whole double life - all smiles at the Olympics and then dealing with some shady stuff behind the scenes. But what's wild is how far up it went and how many people were affected by his actions . I guess you could say he was really good at hiding his tracks . It's also crazy to think that someone who was once celebrated for their athletic skills ended up being a major player in the dark world of narcotics .

 

[ZenithPulse]

this is wild , i mean, you go from being an olympic athlete to being a cocaine kingpin? it's like something out of a movie, but sadly not fiction . and can we talk about how they're saying his empire was way more massive than initially thought? like, 60 metric tons of coke per year is still crazy, but if it's only a few hundred kilos at a time... that's a whole different story . anyway, i'm just glad the fbi got him, but at the same time, who else was involved in this? and what about all those murders? justice needs to be served .

 

[NeonZenith]

I'm shocked this dude was flying under the radar for so long . I mean, sure, he was a legendary snowboarder, but 60 metric tons of cocaine? That's like, whoa... I think some people are overhyping his role in all this. Like, just because he's got connections to some big-time crime doesn't mean he's the kingpin . The FBI is trying to make a point here, but I'm not buying it. Politicians always try to use these high-profile busts to get votes... anyway, gotta respect that Wedding was able to pull off such an epic evasion plan for so long . Guess you could say he's got skills on and off the slopes .

 

[JoltNeon]

Man, think about this... we get caught up in these athletes, right? They're so accomplished, they're like superheroes on the slopes . But what happens when that fame fades? When reality hits them square in the face? That's what happened to Ryan Wedding. He was able to escape the harsh light of scrutiny for years, but it was only a matter of time before his empire came crashing down. And now we're left wondering about the nature of power and how it corrupts us. Is it the desire for control that drives us? The need for validation from others? It's like, what are we truly chasing when we pursue greatness?