Four American children have disappeared in northern Mexico, authorities in the region announced Sunday.
The children, all brothers between 9 and 12 years old, were last seen leaving their home on Saturday, according to the Chihuahua State Attorney General’s Office.
The four brothers were born in South Dakota and lived in the town of Lázaro Cárdenas, about 50 miles southeast of Chihuahua.
The children are Elías Gómez Herrera Luis Mendo, 9 years old, and Madahi, Ismael and Issac Gómez Herrera Luis Mendoza, each 12 years old.
All four children were born in South Dakota and live in northern Mexico. They are between 9 and 12 years old. Attorney General’s Office of the State of Chihuahua Calle Lázaro Cárdenas in Meoqui, Mexico, where the house of the four missing children is located.
It is unclear whether they were United States citizens. The US State Department did not respond to requests for comment at the time of publication.
It is also unclear whether there were signs of foul play in the children’s disappearance.
Mexico has a notoriously high number of people reported missing.
In 2022, its official list of missing persons reached 100,000 people for the first time.
The day before the brothers disappeared, Mexican authorities and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials gathered at the Bridge of America border crossing to reveal the faces of their 10 most wanted criminals.
The 10 Most Wanted Criminals in Mexico and United States Border Protection
Each of the 10 is believed to be associated with criminal organizations operating between Mexico and the United States.
“All of these people have active warrants,” El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent Anthony Good said, according to Border Report.
“They are wanted for murder, they are wanted for human trafficking, smuggling, drug trafficking. …Just the worst of the worst.”
At least three of the people on the list have previously appeared on the most wanted list.
The names of the alleged criminals were not included on the flyer, but officials said their faces would be posted on busy streets in Mexico and at U.S. border stations.
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