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Phoenix Influencer Kidnapped at Gunpoint in Mexico. Here's the Latest

Nicole Pardo Molina, a social media influencer with over 111,000 TikTok followers, was abducted at gunpoint; authorities activated the Alba Protocol search alert.

  • On Jan. 20, 2026, Nicole Pardo Molina, an influencer known as La Nicholette, was kidnapped in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico at around 3:55pm.
  • Footage shows at least three armed men arriving in a white Toyota Corolla and blocking her path in the Isla Musala area as a man with a long firearm forced her into a waiting car.
  • Video footage shows the 20-year-old Nicole Pardo Molina wearing a purple top, black trousers, sandals, and a black bow when she disappeared on Jan. 20, 2026.
  • Authorities activated the Alba Protocol and issued a missing-person alert, while Mexican Army and local police units were deployed after the abduction was reported.
  • Her lilac Tesla Cybertruck captured the abduction and was towed for forensic examination, while her more than 111,000 TikTok followers and over 160,000 Instagram followers amplified public attention.
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The content creator known as La Nicholette, also called La Muchacha del Salado, was kidnapped Tuesday afternoon in Culiacán, according to local media. The abduction took place in Musala Island, one of the most exclusive residential areas in the city, and was registered by the security camera of the young woman's truck.Continue reading...

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The kidnapping was recorded by the security camera of the young woman's van.

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The content creator known as 'La Nicholette', also called 'La Muchacha del Salado', was kidnapped Tuesday afternoon in the Isla Musala urbanization, one of the most exclusive residential areas of Culiacán, capital of the northern state of Sinaloa, according to local media reports on Wednesday.The kidnapping was recorded by the security camera of the young woman's van, a Tesla Cybertruck color lilac, which was located abandoned on the site.

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A video of just under a minute has revealed the moment when Nicole Pardo Molina, a 20-year-old woman, is intercepted by a car in which at least three young men force her into the car and take her away. The images were taken from the Tesla Cybertruck cameras of the content generator, known as La Nicholette. The fragment went viral since Tuesday afternoon, when the events occurred in the parking lot of a commercial square in Culiacán, Sinaloa.

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El Universal broke the news in Mexico on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
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