Former Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin in FBI custody

TRANSFORMED INTO ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST DRUG KINGPINS IN THE. DRUG KINGPINS IN THE WORLD WAS FINALLY CAPTURED. CAPTURED. KELLY O'DONNELL HAS THE DETAILS. KELLY O'DONNELL HAS THE DETAILS. >> Reporter: FROM. THE DETAILS. >> Reporter: FROROM WORLD ACCLAIM AT THE. >> Reporter: FROM WORLD ACCLAIM AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES --. WORLD ACCLAIM AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES -- >> CANADIAN RIRIDER RYAN. >> CANADIAN RIDER RYAN WEDDING. >> Reporter: T TO THE. >> Reporter: TO THE FBI'S "TEN MOST WANTED," NOW CAPTUTURED. WANTED," NOW CAPTURED AND SHACKLED. THE MANHUNT FOR RYAN. AND SHACKLED. THE MANHUNT FOR R RYAN WEDDING IS OVER. THE MANHUNT FOR RYAN WEDDING IS OVEVER. >> HE IS A MODERN DAY. WEDDING IS OVER. >> HE IS A MODERN DAY EL CHAPO, A MODERN DAY. >> HE IS A MODERN DAY EL CHAPO, A MODERN DAY PABLO ESCOBAR AND HE. EL CHAPO, A MODERN DAY PABLO ESCOBAR AND HE THOUGHT HE COULD EVADE. PABLO ESCOBAR AND HE THOUGHT HE COULD EVADE JUSTICE.

THOUGHT HE COULD EVADEDE JUSTICE. >> Reporter: NO LONGER. , >> Reporter: NO LONGER THE DARING ATHLETE, SNOWBOARDING THE. SNOWBOARDING THE SLOPES FOR CANADA. THE 44-YEAR-OLD. SLOPES FOR CANADA. THE 44-YEAR-OLD SURRENDERED IN MEXICO. THE 44-YEAR-OLD SURRENDERED IN MEXICO CITYTY THURSDAY NIGHT. SURRENDERED IN MEXICO CITY THURSDAY NIGHT. AUTHORITIES SAY. CITY THURSDAY NIGHT. AUTHORITIES SAY WEDDING BUILT A A VAST. AUTHORITIES SAY WEDDING BUILT A VAST CRIMINAL DRUG. CRIMINAL DRUG TRAFFICKING ENTERPRISE THAT PUMPED 60 METRIC. TRAFFICKING ENTERPRISE THAT PUMPED 60 METRIC TONS OF COCAINE INTO. THAT PUMPED 60 METRIC TONS OF COCAINE INTO THE U.S. TONS OF COCAINE INTO THTHE U.S. HE IS ALSO ACCUSED OF. HE IS ALSO ACCUSED OF CONSPIRING TO KILL A WITNESS. CONSPIRING TO KILL A WITNESS. >> WEDDING MURDERED. WITNESS. >> WEDDING MURDERED ONE OF THE WITNESSES. >> WEDDING MURDERED ONE OF THE W WITNESSES IN HIS CASES THINKING. IM. IN HIS CASES THINKING IT WOULD PREVENT HIM FROM BEING BROUGHT T TO. IT WOULD PREVENT HIM FROM BEING BROUGHT TO JUSTICE, ANDND THAT DID. FROM BEING BROUGHT TO JUSTICE, AND THAT DID NONOT WORK.

JUSTICE, AND THAT DID NOT WORK. >> Reporter: THE FBI. NOT WORK. >> Reporter: THE FBIBI CONFISCATED PARTS OF. >> Reporter: T THE FBI CONFISCATED PARTS OF HIS FORTUNE, INCLUDING. CONFISCATED PARTS OF HIS FORTUNE, INCLUDING HIGH-END COLLECTIBIBLES. HIS FORTUNE, INCLUDING HIGH-END COLLECTIBLES. >> A MERCEDEDES-BENZ, HIGH-END COLLECTIBLES. >> A MERCEDES-BENZ, ESESTIMATED $15 MILLION. ESTIMATED $15 MILLION. WE SEIZED DOZENS OF MOTORCYCLES WORTH. MOTORCYCLES WORTH APPROXIMATELY $40 MILLION. APPROXIMATELY $40 MILLION. AND OTHER VALUABLE. $40 MILLION. AND OTHER VALUABLE ARTWORK AND JEWELRY. AND OTHER VALUABLE ARTWORK AND D JEWELRY. >> Reporter: WEDDING. , >> Reporter: WEDDING HAD USED ALIASES, INCLUDING GIANT AND. HAD USED ALIASES, INCLUDING GIANT AND EL HEFE. INCLUDING GIANT AND EL HEFE. HE ALTERED HIS. EL HEFE. HE ALTERED HIS APPEARANCE WHILE. HE ALTLTERED HIS APPEARANCE WHILE HIDING IN MEXICO FOR A. HIDING IN MEXICO FOR A DECADE. IN NOVEMEMBER, THE. IN NOVEMBER, THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INCREASED REWARD T TO.

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INCREASED REWARD TO $15 MILLION, BUT. INCREASED REWARD TO $15 MILLLLION, BUT DECLINED TO SAY IF A. $15 MILLION, BUT DECLINED TO SAY IF A PAYOUTUT IS DUE. DECLINED TO SAY Y IF A PAYOUT IS DUE. >> TO GO DOWN TO. PAYOUTUT IS DUE. >> TO GO DOWN TO MEXICO TO FIND A GUY. >> TO GO DOWN TO MEXICO TO FIND A GUY ON THE LAMB FOR. MEXICO TO FIND A GUY ON THE LAMB FOR MULTIPLE YEARS F FOR. ON THE LAMB FOR MULTIPLE YEARS FOR SOME OF THE MOST. MULTIPLE YEARS FOR SOME OF THE MOST EGREGIOUS CRIMES. SOME OF THE MOST EGREGIOUS CRIMES STAKES AN INTERAGENCY. EGREGIOUS CRIMES STAKES AN INTERAGENCY WIDE EFFORT.