RASHEED Pascua Hossain, 32, of Vancouver, B.C., one of the three defendants in the Canadian narcotics trafficker Ryan Wedding case that the FBI said on November 19 law enforcement were continuing to search for has been arrested, the FBI has announced.
The FBI notice had said: “Rasheed Pascua Hossain is wanted in connection with his role in the Wedding Criminal Enterprise, led by Ten Most Wanted Fugitive, Ryan James Wedding. To eliminate threats and otherwise advance the interests of the Wedding Criminal Enterprise, Hossain is wanted for his alleged involvement in money laundering facilitation for the Enterprise. On October 28, 2025, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Hossain in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Los Angeles, California, after he was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Conspiracy to Export Cocaine; and Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments.”
Now the FBI has announced that Hossain has been captured.
www.fbi.gov/wanted/cei/rasheed-pascua-hossain
Last Wednesday, the FBI announced that the U.S. has raised the reward for Wedding to $15 million USD, with additional rewards offered for information leading to the arrests of unknown assassins who allegedly murdered a potential witness last January in Medellin, Colombia.
In new indictments, Wedding was accused of ordering the murder of a federal witness—who was executed with five bullets to the head earlier this year—before he could testify against Wedding. Among seven subjects arrested on Wednesday in Canada was Wedding’s attorney, Deepak Paradkar, who allegedly recommended to Wedding that he have the witness murdered, the FBI said.
The following defendants were arrested Tuesday as part of the second phase of a law enforcement action entitled “Operation Giant Slalom”:
- Deepak Balwant Paradkar, 62, of Thornhill, Ontario, Canada;
- Atna Ohna, 40, of Laval, Québec, Canada;
- Gursewak Singh Bal, 31, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada;
- Allistair Chapman, 33, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
- Ahmad Nabil Zitoun, 35, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
- Carmen Yelinet Valoyes Florez, 47, of Bogotá, Colombia;
- Yulieth Katherine Tejada, 36, of Orlando, Florida, who is legal permanent resident from Colombia;
- Edwin Basora-Hernandez, 31, of Montréal;
- Wilson Riascos, 45, of Cali, Colombia; and
- Rolan Sokolovski, 37, of Toronto.
An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.
