Los Angeles, motorcycles belonging to Valentino Rossi and Marquez seized in the garage of the wanted Ryan Wedding

Mexican authorities have seized one of the most impressive private collections of motorcycles ever seen: no fewer than 50 Grand Prix and other racing bikes worth around 34 million euros, linked to Ryan James Wedding. Canadian, former Olympic snowboard athlete, is one of the 10 most wanted fugitives by the FBI. The news was confirmed by the latter, from its Los Angeles office, through its official account on

Promised reward of up to 15 million dollars

Among the bikes collected there are real jewels, such as several Ducati MotoGPs ridden by Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Andrea Dovizioso, Loris Capirossi and Andrea Iannone, as well as the bike of Marc Márquez, 2012 Moto2 world champion, and an Aprilia 125 with which Rossi won the title in that class. The FBI recalled that a reward of up to $15 million (12.7 million euros) remains in place for any information leading to Wedding’s arrest or conviction. His criminal record includes charges such as conspiracy to distribute and export cocaine, money laundering, witness tampering and conspiracy to commit murder as part of a criminal organisation. James Wedding has been identified as a suspect in the US law enforcement investigation for allegedly running a drug cartel and for his alleged involvement in the murder of a witness, according to the US Department of Justice.