Seized bikes and the connection to Wedding
Mexico's Instituto para Devolver al Pueblo lo Robado, or INDEP, says the motorcycles were seized in December 2025 and are subject to civil forfeiture. The agency, whose name roughly means the institute for returning stolen goods to the public, does not identify Wedding in its announcement.
The apparent connection rests in part on photographs. Several bikes in INDEP's listings match motorcycles shown in a December 2025 FBI social media post. At the time, the bureau said Mexican authorities had carried out multiple searches and seized an estimated US$40 million in motorcycles "believed to be owned" by Wedding. Mexican media have also linked the auction collection to him.
The FBI said some of the seized bikes had been used in professional racing. According to CBC News, racing enthusiasts examining the photographs identified motorcycles identical to Grand Prix road-racing machines, among them a Ducati ridden by Spanish world champion Marc Márquez.
CTV News sought further details from both agencies. The FBI directed its questions to the U.S. Treasury Department; INDEP had not responded.
Mexican authorities said the December raids also yielded Canadian snowboarding medals, artwork and two vehicles. In a separate seizure in Florida, the FBI took possession of an ultra-rare 2002 Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR Roadster reportedly worth US$13 million, CBC News reported. Toronto-area jeweler Rolan Sokolovski had purchased the car. U.S. authorities describe him as one of Wedding's two chief money launderers.
Auction lineup and registration
The motorcycle selection spans the 1960s through the 2020s, with classic and competition models from Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, MV Agusta, Suzuki and Yamaha, according to INDEP. Opening bids start at 21,500 pesos and exceed 2.5 million pesos for some bikes, approximately C$1,600 to C$186,000.
The motorcycles are part of a larger, 620-lot sale that also includes armored vehicles, boats, aircraft, jewelry and electric vehicles, according to INDEP and CBC News. CBC News says the agency typically directs auction proceeds toward social services.
Prospective bidders must register by Nov. 10 to participate in the two-day Mexico City auction.
Criminal charges and trial delay
Wedding represented Canada in snowboarding at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. U.S. authorities now accuse him of heading a transnational trafficking organization that moved narcotics from Colombia through Mexico to the United States.
Before surrendering to authorities in Mexico City in January 2026, he had been on the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted list. The bureau initially offered up to US$10 million for his capture, raising the reward to US$15 million in November 2025 after an indictment on witness intimidation, murder and money laundering charges.
Wedding has entered not-guilty pleas to U.S. charges that include conspiracies to distribute controlled substances and export cocaine, as well as leading a criminal enterprise, murder and attempted murder.
His U.S. murder and drug trial is now scheduled for October 2027. In September 2026, U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett approved a delay sought jointly by prosecutors and defense lawyers, citing circumstances that were "so unusual and so complex."
