Mexico says it did not receive an official request from the US to search for Hannah Kobayashi, who would have entered the country freely

( Spanish) – Authorities in the Mexican state of Baja California told on Tuesday that, although they have been alerted about the disappearance of Hannah Kobayashi – an American woman whose whereabouts have been unknown for three weeks and who was captured by video cameras crossing the border on foot towards Mexico—have not received any official request from the United States for their search.

“The only thing we know is what has been reported on social networks, that he probably crossed from the United States to Tijuana, through the checkpoint, but so far we have not had any request for collaboration in his search,” Fidel Corvera Ríos told , prosecutor of Specialized Units of the State Prosecutor’s Office.

The official said that so far, Hannah Kobayashi’s family had also not contacted local or state authorities.

Regarding the surveillance video of the United States Customs and Border Protection Office in which, according to US authorities, the young woman is seen crossing the border, Corvera Ríos assured that the Baja California Prosecutor’s Office does not have those images. .

“As an authority we do not have images that prove that the young woman crossed into Mexico,” said the prosecutor.

Los Angeles police declared the 30-year-old woman “voluntarily missing” after video footage showed she crossed the border into Mexico on foot.

The prosecutor said that they hoped to make a call this Tuesday with a US authority to address this case that has gone viral on social networks, but said that he did not know with whom they would establish such communication.

contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Immigration Institute for more information, but without a response so far.

The Tijuana city council told that, if it is proven that Kobayashi crossed into that territory, the case would fall to the Baja California State Prosecutor’s Office.

Originally from Hawaii, Kobayashi traveled from Maui to Los Angeles on Nov. 8, with plans to take a connecting flight to New York City the same day, but she did not board that flight, her sister Sydni Kobayashi said.

Described as an artistic and creative person, the young woman was headed to New York, where she planned to take photos at a DJ show in mid-November in Brooklyn. His family has described the days after his disappearance as filled with worrying signs, including unusual financial transactions.

Los Angeles police have said investigators determined Kobayashi intentionally missed her flight to New York and that she maintained contact with the family and was active on Instagram in the days that followed.

But in social media posts made before leaving Maui, Kobayashi suggested he had a strong desire to separate himself from “modern connectivity,” police said in early December.