Overview
- The Sinaloa Attorney General’s Office said on Jan. 24 that Nicole “La Nicholette” Pardo, 20, was located alive and in good health after she vanished on Jan. 20 in Culiacán.
- Pardo reappeared publicly at a church in El Salado over the weekend, thanking supporters in an emotional address shared in social media videos.
- Footage purportedly from cameras on her Tesla Cybertruck showed armed men forcing her into another car outside a shopping area in Culiacán.
- Officials have not disclosed how she was found, identified any suspects, or detailed medical findings, and the investigation remains active after activation of the Alba Protocol search mechanism.
- A U.S. State Department spokesperson said the department is monitoring the case and ready to provide consular assistance, as separate social-media videos attributed to Pardo accuse a cartel faction known as Los Mayos/La Mayiza and allege extortion, claims not confirmed by authorities.