Culiacán
American influencer Nicole Pardo Molina abducted in Culiacán
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Nicole Pardo Molina, a 20-year-old Mexican-American influencer known as La Nicholette, was kidnapped at gunpoint from her lilac Tesla Cybertruck on January 20, 2026, in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. The incident, captured on the vehicle's camera, involved armed men using tire spikes to stop her SUV outside a shopping center. Authorities have launched an investigation but reported no significant developments as of January 23.
Pedro Inzunza Noriega, alias 'El Señor de la Silla' or 'El Sagitario', was arrested on December 31, 2025, in Culiacán, Sinaloa, along with three others. The kingpin, second-in-command to Fausto Isidro Meza Flores's cell, 'El Chapo Isidro', faces U.S. charges for narcoterrorism and massive fentanyl trafficking. The arrest marks a major blow to the Sinaloa Cartel amid a December of several losses.