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One Year After Lian Flores Vanished, New Foreign Leads Revive Trafficking Probe

Investigators are following fresh cross-border leads under a human-trafficking line of inquiry, with no confirmation to date.

Overview

  • The family’s lawyer says procedures were carried out in Peru and Bolivia after information suggested the child may have been seen in Bolivia.
  • The case remains open in provincial and federal courts with no charges filed, and authorities say the family is not under suspicion.
  • An AI age‑progressed image was released to help recognition, and a 40‑million‑peso reward for useful information remains active.
  • Large‑scale searches since February 2025 recovered only the blue shorts the boy was wearing, and checks on a seized pickup truck and a visiting healer showed no link to the case.
  • Forensic reviews found child sexual abuse material on two neighbors’ phones without evidence tying it to the disappearance, and relatives called a 8:30 p.m. march in Ballesteros Sud to demand answers.