Overview
- Nuevo León’s investigative authorities issued a search bulletin for Leonardo Ariel Escobar Barrios, a Colombian academic linked to Ibero Puebla.
- The state’s immediate search unit reported the last contact on January 2 in Apodaca, while the Jesuit university system says he was last seen at Monterrey International Airport.
- The Jesuit network calls for his presentation alive and for clear, verifiable information on his whereabouts, with multiple Ibero campuses and allied institutions joining the demand.
- Officials circulated his physical description, noting he is 42 years old, 1.75 meters tall, slim, with short curly black hair and distinctive facial moles, and that his clothing is unknown.
- Authorities asked the public for tips at 81-2020-4411 and aei.gebi@fiscalianl.gob.mx, and the local search commission at 81-1990-3873, ciberpol.fc.ssp@nuevoleon.gob.mx, and comisiondebusqueda@nuevoleon.gob.mx, while unverified social posts about his travel from Colombia continue to circulate.