Canadian Olympian charged with drug trafficking

The World

Yesterday in California, the FBI announced charges against a Canadian drug trafficker. The twist: 43-year-old Ryan James Wedding is a former Olympic snowboarder for Team Canada. The FBI says Wedding allegedly ran a drug trafficking ring and was involved in the murders of four people. Host Carol Hills spoke to Frédérik-Xavier Plante, a Montreal-based reporter for The Globe and Mail.

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