A rare, 2002 Mercedes CLK-GTR Roadster said to be valued at $13 million has been seized by the FBI as part of its drug trafficking probe into former Olympian and fugitive Ryan James Wedding and others, officials announced this week.
The car is one of only six roadsters ever built, Autoblog reported. “With 20 coupes and only six convertibles produced, the Roadster is regarded as one of the rarest modern Mercedes models in existence,” the website stated.
“As part of the spectacle surrounding the ongoing manhunt, it was the FBI’s Los Angeles division that seized and displayed his CLK-GTR Roadster,” Motortrend said.
As part of the Giant Slalom investigative developments announced last week involving FBI Top Ten Fugitive, Ryan Wedding, and his associates, a rare 2002 Mercedes CLK-GTR valued at $13 million was seized by the FBI.
Wedding wanted poster: https://t.co/PCwWjFU578 pic.twitter.com/aBBfVbbUfS— FBI Los Angeles (@FBILosAngeles) November 25, 2025
A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, Wedding went on to become a transnational narcotics trafficker, authorities have said. He is accused of ordering the murder of a federal witness before he could testify against Wedding, according to an indictment unsealed earlier this week.
Ten other defendants have been arrested on charges in the indictment, which accuses Wedding of orchestrating the January killing of a witness in Colombia to help Wedding avoid extradition to the United States.
Wedding is believed to be living in Mexico, authorities said.
