Ryan James Wedding, 44, was taken into custody Thursday night in Mexico, FBI Director Kash Patel announced. Authorities believe Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder, had been hiding in Mexico for over a decade while running a transnational drug trafficking operation as a member of the Sinaloa Cartel.

Patel said Wedding’s operation shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, to the U.S. and Canada. “He went from an Olympic snowboarder to the largest narco-trafficker in modern times. He is a modern-day El Chapo, he is a modern-day Pablo Escobar,” Patel said.

Wedding was added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list in March, with a $15 million reward for information leading to his arrest. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed Wedding was flown to the U.S. to face justice, with his first court appearance scheduled for Monday.

Authorities say Wedding’s organization shipped about 60 metric tons of cocaine through Southern California and orchestrated multiple murders of victims and government witnesses. One federal witness was killed at a restaurant after Wedding allegedly placed a bounty on him and used a Canadian website to locate him and his wife.

Wedding’s criminal history dates back to 2008, six years after he represented Canada in the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. Court documents say he was arrested in 2009 for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, sentenced to 48 months in federal prison, and released in December 2011. Prosecutors say he then founded his criminal enterprise, which led to the indictment last September for attempted murder and other charges.

Law enforcement has arrested 36 people connected to the organization and sanctioned 19, including Wedding. Authorities have seized over 2,300 kilograms of cocaine, 44 kilograms each of methamphetamine and fentanyl, eight firearms, and $55 million in illicit assets. Mexican authorities last month confiscated motorcycles worth $40 million, two Olympic medals, vehicles, drugs, artwork, and other items linked to Wedding.

The FBI continues to seek multiple other suspects, with the State Department offering a $2 million reward for information leading to additional arrests.