Rasheed Pascua Hossain, 32, was arrested by Canadian authorities on Friday. U.S. law enforcement was hunting for Hossain as it searchers for Ryan Wedding, an alleged drug king pin Photo courtesy of FBI/Release
Authorities in Canada have arrested an associate of a former Olympian snowboarder accused by the United States of being a drug kingpin on the FBI’s Most Wanted list.
The FBI confirmed on X that Rasheed Pascua Hossain, 32, was arrested in Vancouver by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada’s federal law enforcement agency. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that Hossain was detained Friday.
On Wednesday, U.S. federal authorities announced at a press conference that they were intensifying their manhunt for Ryan Wedding, 44, whom FBI Director Kash Patel called a “modern-day iteration” of Pablo Escobar and Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, two of the most infamous drug cartel leaders.
Wedding is believed to be in Mexico, receiving protection from the Sinaloa Cartel.
He is accused of flooding U.S. streets with drugs and of being Canada’s main distributor of cocaine.
An indictment unsealed Wednesday alleged that he was involved in orchestrating the execution of a witness working with authorities to secure his extradition to the United States. Wedding was first charged in the United States in October 2024. He is facing an array of charges that include murder and drug trafficking.
More than 35 people have been indicted in Operation Giant Slalom, with the announcement that 10 people, seven in Canada and three from Colombia, have been arrested made public on Wednesday.
An FBI 10 most wanted poster is displayed during a press conference with Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel on Wednesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
Federal prosecutors said Hossain was one of four people, including Wedding, who law enforcement was continuing to search for.
Hossain was charged in the indictment announced Wednesday over his alleged involvement in money laundering for what U.S. federal authorities have called the Wedding Criminal Enterprise.
He has been charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to export cocaine and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
A $15 million reward is being offered by the United States for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Wedding.
Rasheed Pascua Hossain, who was wanted for his alleged involvement in money laundering facilitation for the Wedding Criminal Enterprise, the subject of Operation Giant Slalom, was arrested in Vancouver by the Royan Canadian Mounted Police. @rcmpgrcpolice Hossain was charged with… pic.twitter.com/eqMSx0bhdP— FBI Los Angeles (@FBILosAngeles) November 22, 2025
