According to Deep Tide TechFlow news on November 21, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against former Canadian Olympic athlete Ryan James Wedding and his drug trafficking organization.
Wedding was accused of leading an international drug trafficking network, with sanctions involving 9 individuals and 9 entities being placed on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. Notably, the sanctions list includes multiple cryptocurrency addresses, involving several blockchain networks such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Tron, and Solana.
The sanctioned individuals include several suspects from Mexico, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Canada, with related entities involved in various industries such as jewelry manufacturing, private security, fuel wholesale, and motorcycle sales.