National Enquirer, April 7, 2025 NEQ1425 | Page 28

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ATHLETE GETS WORKOUT ON RUN FROM $ 10M BOUNTY!

OLYMPIC snowboarder Ryan Wedding didn’ t attract much attention at the 2002 Games by taking 24th place in his event— but he’ s getting a ton of notoriety these days after allegedly turning into a murderous drug kingpin and having a $ 10 million reward placed on his head! Authorities say the 43-yearold Canadian has moved billions of dollars worth of hard drugs— including cocaine and fentanyl— into the U. S. and his homeland in a trafficking operation that included coldblooded murders! Wedding— also known as El Jefe, Giant, and Public Enemy— is believed to be hiding out in Mexico under the protection of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel. But lawmen believe his days on the lam are numbered.

Jack“ Ziz” LaSota’ s followers are known as Zizians
“ The increase in the reward should make it clear— there is nowhere safe for Wedding to hide,” declares Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton. Wedding competed in the parallel giant slalom event at the Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, before authorities say he turned to a life of crime. In 2006, he was linked to an illegal marijuanagrowing operation in British Columbia but managed to slip away without being charged. He wasn’ t so lucky in 2010, when he was convicted of cocaine trafficking and sentenced to four years in prison. Since then, authorities say he’ s become a major player in the drug trade, masterminding an outfit that engaged in“ cocaine trafficking and

TRANS VEGAN CULT TIED TO 6 MURDERS!

A VENGEFUL vegan cult in thrall to transgender guru Jack“ Ziz” LaSota has been linked to six murders across three states, authorities say— and one veteran lawman tells The National ENQUIRER that members of the mysterious group could be responsible for
murder, including of innocent civilians.” LAPD officials say he’ s overseen the smuggling of five metric tons of fentanyl PER MONTH into the U. S. and Canada. He also stands accused of ordering hits on people who he believed
L. A. Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton
many more killings! Sources say the Zizians— so named for their sex-swapper leader— are brainiacs passionate about animal rights and gender fluidity. But the feds say the quirky cultists crossed a line Jan. 20 when Teresa“ Milo”
Wedding is on the FBI’ s Most Wanted Fugitives list
threatened his operation, including a man shot to death while sitting in his car at home. In another case, a couple living in Ontario was killed by
Youngblut, 21, and Felix“ Ophelia” Bauckholt, 28, engaged in a firefight with the U. S. Border Patrol during a Vermont traffic stop. The bullet-flying battle killed agent David Maland, 44, and German national Bauckholt. Youngblut has pleaded not guilty to federal firearms charges. Three days earlier, California landlord Curtis Lind, 82, had his throat slit by a masked man, who authorities identified
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