Published On: Fri, Oct 18th, 2024

Former Canadian Olympian charged in connection with cocaine bust, alleged murders

A man takes a tight turn on a snowboard.

A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and 15 others are facing criminal charges for allegedly running a drug-trafficking ring that shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine to Canada and used violence — including murder — to achieve its goals, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. The group is connected to homicides in Ontario, the DOJ said.

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Former Canadian Olympian charged in connection with cocaine bust, alleged murders