Overview
- Nuevo León prosecutors reported locating Leonardo Ariel Escobar Barrios alive in Juárez after staff at a rehabilitation center alerted authorities.
- The facility, identified on social media as Clínica Fénix, told investigators they encountered him in the street appearing disoriented and offered assistance.
- Authorities say surveillance and witnesses placed him wandering near Monterrey’s airport on January 2–4, and they report he appeared in good condition when found.
- Escobar was detained by the National Guard on December 31 for administrative infractions, transferred to Apodaca police, held about 36 hours, and released on January 2, with his luggage later found unclaimed at the airport.
- Investigators plan to interview him and review records as Ibero Puebla and relatives press for clear, verifiable documentation after noting no entry in the National Detention Registry and other inconsistencies.