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Utah Teen and Cousins Found Safe in Mexico; Uncle Arrested

Elizabeth Gonzalez and her two young cousins were located after nearly two weeks; Antonio Moreno faces kidnapping charges.

  • Elizabeth Gonzalez, 14, and her cousins, ages 4 and 6, went missing on June 30 in Mexico City.
  • The FBI and Mexican authorities found the girls in Veracruz and arrested Antonio Moreno.
  • Moreno, the girls' uncle, allegedly took them without their mothers' permission.
  • Surveillance footage suggests Moreno manipulated Gonzalez into getting into a taxi.
  • Moreno will be extradited to the U.S. to face charges, including kidnapping.
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