The FBI has seized an “exceptionally unique” Mercedes-Benz linked to Canadian drug trafficker and former Olympic athlete Ryan Wedding, which is valued at more than $13 million.

The FBI announced in a message on its social media the The seizure of a Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR two-seater convertible, of which only six units are believed to exist worldwide. The CLK GTR is classified as a supercar built by Mercedes-Benz and AMG to compete in the GT1 Championship in 1997 and later in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where it was renamed the CLK LM. The German manufacturer produced 28 units of the vehicle, including one for the Sultan of Brunei: two prototypes, 20 coupes, and six convertibles. The CLK GTR convertible, identified by some media outlets as chassis number 5, was seized by the FBI in Los Angeles during an operation to dismantle the Wedding network. Wedding is included by US authorities on the list of the country's 10 most wanted criminals and is considered a "modern-day Pablo Escobar." The FBI is offering $15 million for information leading to his arrest. allow for the capture or conviction of Wedding, who is believed to be hiding in Mexico.

Wedding, 44, was a snowboarder who competed for Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, USA.

Six years later, in 2008, he was arrested in the US for cocaine trafficking and in 2010 was sentenced to 48 months in prison.

US authorities believe that Wedding's network, which is also implicated in several murders, distributes 60 tons of cocaine annually in the US and Canada.