CoinVoice recently learned that according to Decrypt, according to the indictment filed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), former professional skier Ryan James Wedding and 15 other defendants operated a drug trafficking group that transported cocaine from Colombia to the United States and Canada via Mexico. The criminal gang committed multiple murders during the operation and used cryptocurrencies to try to evade police pursuit.

“Defendant Bonilla would pay defendants Wedding and Clark two kilograms of cocaine via the Tether cryptocurrency payment service,” the indictment reads. They sent QR codes to the drug dealers in order to receive payment in USDT. More than $3.2 million worth of cryptocurrency, more than a ton of cocaine, three firearms, dozens of rounds of ammunition, and $255,400 were seized during the investigation.

Authorities say Wedding is now on the run. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and extradition of Wedding, 47, who competed for Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics and had most recently been living in Mexico. [Original link]