Ryan Wedding, Canadian Olympian turned fugitive from the U.S. justice system is accused of leading a violent international drug trafficking ring — and accused of ordering multiple killings.

A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has made the FBI’s wanted list for allegedly running a drug trafficking ring that shipped massive amounts of cocaine across the Americas.

Authorities announced Thursday that former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that has shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the United States and has also killed several people.

Ryan Wedding, 43, was indicted with 15 others on charges of trafficking drugs into Canada and the U.S., the authorities said. He is believed to be living in Mexico.

Ryan Wedding, a former snowboarder who represented Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics, is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation after being

Ryan James Wedding, a snowboarder who competed for Canada in the 2002 Olympics, is accused of running a massive, murderous international drug trafficking operation

A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas and killed

Wedding competed for Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City; according to the official Olympics website, he finished 24th in the parallel giant slalom event.

A former Olympian is now a wanted fugitive. Police say the man who used to be one of the world's best snowboarders is now the head of a murderous drug trafficking operation. NBC’s Guad Venegas reports for TODAY.