SAN MATEO, Calif. (KRON) — A San Mateo lady who was kidnapped in Mexico final 12 months has been discovered and can quickly be reunited along with her Bay Space household, the FBI has confirmed.
Monica De Leon Barba was strolling her canine in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico on Nov. 29, 2022, when she was kidnapped, the FBI beforehand shared.
Authorities stated De Leon Barba, a U.S. citizen dwelling in Mexico on the time, was held in captivity till Friday, when she was launched by her captors. No arrests have been made in connection to her kidnapping and an investigation stays underway.
The FBI shared video of her suspected kidnapping to the general public in April to assist discover her. Within the video, De Leon Barba might be seen strolling alongside the highway along with her canine earlier than apparently being compelled right into a car by a number of suspects.
In a second clip, three automobiles used within the kidnapping had been highlighted, the FBI stated. The descriptions of 5 suspects had been launched as properly. De Leon Barba’s canine was later seen operating unfastened on the street earlier than it was discovered, unhurt, by a member of the family.
The FBI beforehand provided a $40,000 reward for info resulting in De Leon Barba.
“For the previous eight months, FBI personnel in California and Mexico have labored tirelessly with the household and with companions right here and in Mexico,” stated Particular Agent In Cost Robert Tripp of the FBI San Francisco Discipline Workplace. “Our reduction and pleasure on the protected return of Monica and Gael is profound. The FBI investigation is way from over, however we are able to now work this case figuring out an harmless sufferer is reunited along with her household. On behalf of the FBI, I wish to lengthen my honest because of our legislation enforcement companions, to the household, and to the San Mateo neighborhood for his or her continued engagement and advocacy. They by no means forgot Monica, and neither did we.”
Extra particulars haven’t but been launched.
