Cole Puffinburger

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Vegas Kidnap Case Turns to Mexican Drug Probe

6-year-old safe after abduction linked to theft from cartel

(Newser) - Investigators intensified their search yesterday for the drug-cartel kidnappers of a 6-year-old Las Vegas boy who was found safe on a city street. Detectives have distributed flyers of suspects they believe are linked to Mexican drug kingpins who likely ordered young Cole Puffenburger kidnapped to get even with his grandfather...

Kidnapped Boy Found in Las Vegas
Kidnapped
Boy Found in Las Vegas

Kidnapped Boy Found in Las Vegas

Cole picked up alive after grandpa crossed Mexican drug cartel

(Newser) - A 6-year-old Nevada boy kidnapped by men believed linked to a Mexican drug cartel has been found in “extremely good condition” walking on a Las Vegas street. Some 100 detectives had been working 12-hour shifts to find Cole Puffinburger, who was abducted from his Las Vegas home Wednesday by...

Drugs Linked to Boy's Kidnapping
Drugs Linked
to Boy's Kidnapping

Drugs Linked to Boy's Kidnapping

Police target 'person of interest' as search for Cole continues

(Newser) - A 6-year-old boy’s kidnapping is tied to "significant amounts of money and drugs," the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. Police say some of the boy's family are involved in illegal drugs, and are seeking a "person of interest," the Associated Press notes, as the nationwide search...

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