In a jaw-dropping twist, the FBI has seized one of only six Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR roadsters ever made, valued at an eye-watering $13 million. This ultra-rare supercar was tied to Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder who now tops the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list. Wedding went from hitting snow slopes to running a global drug trafficking empire, reportedly moving over one billion dollars in narcotics annually. His criminal enterprise allegedly funded the purchase of this automotive unicorn.
The 2002 CLK GTR Roadster is a near-mythical car, with only 28 road-legal CLK GTRs built worldwide, and just six in convertible form. The FBI’s Operation Giant Slalom targeted Wedding’s network, arresting multiple defendants and confiscating luxury assets like this car, which show the massive scale of his illicit gains. Wedding, a Canadian citizen now believed to be hiding in Mexico and connected to powerful cartels, faces serious charges including murder, money laundering, and drug trafficking.
