LOS ANGELES – FBI agents in Los Angeles held a news conference Thursday about a drug smuggling case that led to a raid on a multi-million mansion on an exclusive island neighborhood in Aventura.

The FBI confirmed Wednesday that it conducted “court-ordered law enforcement activities” in the area of ​​3914 Island Estates Drive, located in the gated community of the same name. Homeowner Nahim Jorge Bonilla, a music executive, was arrested and charged in the case. Records show the sprawling 6,697-square-foot Aventura home sold for $4.8 million in 2020.

As part of the investigation, mountains of cocaine and methamphetamine were seized in California earlier this year, authorities said.

According to a 52-page indictment, the defendants ran and operated a sophisticated network that allegedly coordinated the transportation of bulk cocaine and meth from California to Canada. According to the indictment, the ring also operated in Mexico and Colombia.

Authorities said it was run by a Canadian former Olympic athlete, 43-year-old ex-snowboarder Ryan Wedding. He is still at large and was last known to have been in Mexico.

The group sent about 60 tons of cocaine to the U.S. and Canada each year, authorities said.

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“This group was ruthless and violent,” an official said Thursday, linking the ring to several “execution-style” killings in Canada.

A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer accompanied FBI agents at Thursday’s news conference.

He promised to continue pursuing those involved.

Officials from the Los Angeles Police Department and Ontario Provincial Police also spoke.

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