# Bidding war for ‘king of cocaine’ Ryan Wedding’s collection of luxury motorcycles

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bidding-war-for-king-of-cocaine-ryan-weddings-collection-of-luxury-motorcycles/
- Published: 2026-11-12T14:16:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T15:41:44+00:00
- Original publisher: El País (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-11-12/bidding-war-for-king-of-cocaine-ryan-weddings-collection-of-luxury-motorcycles.html
- Topics: Americas, Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Mexico auctioned 61 motorcycles seized from Ryan Wedding.
- A Ducati MotoGP prototype sold for 2.09 million pesos.
- Proceeds from seized assets support social programmes.

## Summary

Mexico’s government is auctioning 61 luxury motorcycles seized from Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder accused of drug trafficking and described as the “king of cocaine”. The sale drew more than 100 people, including private collectors and a US auction house, and brought public attention to assets linked to a man sought by Mexican authorities and the FBI.

The auction ran on 11 and 12 November as part of a larger sale of around 400 items. A Ducati Desmosedici GP15 prototype sold for 2.09 million pesos, just over $112,000, while a US collecting and auction house bought nine motorcycles for more than 17 million pesos, almost $913,000. The motorcycles were valued at at least $40 million in total, and officials said proceeds from seized assets fund social justice programmes.

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