PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The search for a missing Phoenix influencer in Mexico has come to a close after Mexican authorities announced Saturday she had been found.
Details are still very limited.
The Sinaloa State Attorney General’s Office posted an updated bulletin saying thanks to help from the public, 20-year-old Nicole Pardo Molina has been found. She had been missing since Jan. 20 and was last seen in Culiacán, Mexico.
According to CNN, the Sinaloa AG Office stated that Pardo Molina is alive and in good health.
The social media influencer, also known as La Nicholette, appeared to have been abducted from Culiacán. Video circulating online, allegedly captured by her purple Tesla Cybertruck, showed a group of masked men putting her into a white vehicle.
Pardo Molina is originally from Phoenix. According to her social media activity, she splits her time between the Valley and Sinaloa. Pardo Molina used to operate a boutique business in Phoenix at the corner of Indian School Road and 59th Avenue.
Culiacán is the home of the Sinaloa drug cartel and is considered one of the most dangerous cities in Mexico.
In another video now circulating online, Pardo Molina appeared to be reading a message, stating that she has ties to and works with the cartel.
Arizona’s Family is working to confirm the validity of that video.
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