Calgary man accused in Ryan Wedding drug trafficking case facing bail hearing in February

The Calgary Courts Centre pictured in Calgary, Monday, May 6, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh THE CANADIAN PRESS

By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press

Posted January 23, 2026 11:27 am.

A two-day bail hearing has been scheduled for a Calgary man accused of helping alleged Canadian drug lord Ryan Wedding arrange the murder of an FBI informant.

The FBI says Wedding, a former Team Canada Olympic snowboarder-turned-fugitive, has now been arrested.

Allistair Chapman, 33, and nine others were arrested last year in an FBI investigation into the international drug trafficking organization allegedly run by Wedding.

Chapman’s bail hearing is scheduled for Feb. 4 and 5.

The judge has ordered that he appear in court in person for his next appearance.

Chapman is charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to retaliate against a witness and other organized crime offences.

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