Olympic Snowboarder Ryan Wedding Pleads Not Guilty to Drug, Murder Charges Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding pleaded not guilty to multiple federal charges, including conspiracy to import cocaine, commit murder, and launder money. Prosecutors allege Wedding was a key figure in a large-scale drug trafficking operation that smuggled cocaine from Colombia through Mexico and into the United States, supplying a significant amount to Canada. His arraignment took place in federal district court in Santa Ana, California.

• Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder, pleaded not guilty to federal charges.
• Charges include conspiracies to import cocaine, commit murder, and launder money.
• Prosecutors allege Wedding led a billion-dollar drug trafficking operation.
• The operation allegedly smuggled cocaine from Colombia to Canada via the U.S.
• Wedding appeared in federal court in Santa Ana, California, for his arraignment.