U.S. to give briefing on crime ring tied to Canadian Olympian-turned-fugitive, sources say

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Representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI and the RCMP are expected to shed light on a case involving a man arrested in Montreal and an alleged Canadian drug lord who was once an Olympic snowboarder.

Atna Onha, 40, who goes by the name Tupac or 2-Pac, appeared in Montreal court by videoconference on Tuesday. He is facing charges related to a murder and cocaine trafficking, but the details of the charges against him have been sealed. 

He is reported to have ties to biker gangs and the Mafia in Montreal, according to Radio-Canada sources.

A news conference in Washington, D.C., in relation to the case is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET Wednesday.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel are among those expected to be in attendance, along with RCMP commissioner Michael Duheme.

According to Radio-Canada sources, Onha was arrested early Tuesday by the RCMP at the request of the FBI in connection with the case of Ryan Wedding, a former Team Canada Olympian-turned-fugitive.

Wedding, an alleged Canadian drug lord who competed for Canada as a snowboarder at the 2002 Olympic Games in Utah, is listed as one of the FBI’s 10 most-wanted fugitives. 

The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million US for information leading to his arrest — the largest reward out of the 10 people on the list.

Wedding faces federal charges related to three murders, a cocaine trafficking conspiracy and for “leading a continuing criminal enterprise.”