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U.S. authorities have charged a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder-turned fugitive drug kingpin with murder of a witness that was set to testify against him.

Attorney General Pambandi said Ryan Wedding is accused of tracking down a witness in Colombia who was then murdered before he could provide evidence.

Wedding known as El Hefei, Giant and Public Enemy, is accused of overseeing

the transport of hundreds of kilos of cocaine from Colombia through Mexico and Southern California,

then into Canada. Authorities also announced the arrest of Ontario lawyer Deepak Parodkar,

who allegedly advised wedding to murder the FBI witness.

The 43-year-old competed for Team Canada in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games,

placing 24th in the parallel giant slalom event. Four years later, he was named in a search

warrant involving a marijuana grow operation. In 2010, he was convicted of drug trafficking

and sentenced to four years in prison. Federal officials raised the reward for weddings captured

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