AN OnlyFans influencer who was kidnapped in a terrifying ordeal outside a shopping mall by three gunmen had been selling El Chapo merch, according to reports.
Investigators believe Nicole Pardo Molina, 20, , after discovering that her distinctive lilac Tesla Cybertruck had been disabled with tyre spikes.
Nicole was grabbed by a pair of men from her car on Tuesday
They forced her into a white Toyota Corolla before driving away
One of the men had his face concealed with a red scarf, while the other was in full view of the camera
Police say Nicole had been selling ‘El Chapo’ merch prior to her abductionCredit: Jam Press
Police say the online creator had been hawking merchandise with an image of drug cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman emblazoned on the front prior to her disappearance.
The showed the moment she was grabbed in broad daylight.
Nicole had been driving her easily identifiable Tesla when the in-car camera caught the men shoving her into their Toyota Corolla.
In the horrifying scene, one man was seen hiding his face with a red scarf and appeared to be holding a gun, while the driver’s face was in full view of the camera.
Both men were seen forcing her to leave her Tesla, before violently pushing her into their waiting car.
Nicole attempted to flee, trying to shut the door of the Corolla, before desperately grabbing the door of her Tesla to make a run for it.
, who eventually got her into their car before accelerating away.
Investigators believe a third man was also involved in the abduction.
Cybertrucks and other Tesla vehicles are fitted with security cameras, which enabled the abduction to be captured on camera.
Police believe her SUV had been to stop her prior to the abduction.
“According to initial investigations, three armed men in a stolen white vehicle threw tire spikes at the SUV the victim was travelling in, intercepted it, and then forced the victim into the car,” authorities told El Pais.
The State Attorney General’s Office has issued a missing person alert for the content creator, confirming her disappearance.
Police are investigating whether her abduction is crime-related to an ongoing turf war between rival cartels.
El País reported that Nicole had been selling merchandise bearing El Chapo’s image at the time of the abduction.
The area where Nicole lives and where her father is from is controlled by a rival faction of , which El Chapo once led.
is currently led by drug lord Ismael Zambada.
She rose to fame in Mexico after a viral video where she commissioned a corrido for her 16th birthdayCredit: Instagram
Nicole was born and raised in the USCredit: Jam Press
Police have released a missing person notice for the influencer
In some of her older videos, Nicole referred to “the man with the hat”, which is a common nickname for Zambada, however there are no confirmed links between her and any criminal group.
The Attorney General’s Office of the State of Sinaloa have not released any further information on Nicole’s whereabouts.
“It is considered that her safety may be at risk, as she could be a victim of a crime,” a spokesperson said.
Her Cybertruck was found abandoned at the scene.
It has since been removed and taken into evidence by investigators.
Known online as La Nicholette online, the young adult star has 168,000 Instagram followers and 119,000 TikTok fans.
She posts clips of her dancing as well as comedic content related to her luxurious lifestyle.
Nicole also uploads content to Twitch, Snapchat and OnlyFans on a daily basis.
She was born and raised in the US, and her parents live in Phoenix, Arizona, where she regularly visits, according to El Pais.
She rose to fame in Mexico after commissioning a corrido – a traditional Mexican narrative ballad – for herself on her 16th birthday in 2022.
The song, called “La Muchacha del Salado”, paid for using money she had saved from her quinceañera, now has more than 27 million views on YouTube.
After going viral she started a jewellery business and bought a hat and clothing store in the mall where she was kidnapped.
Last year, 398 women were kidnapped or vanished in Sinaloa alone, according to official figures.
Nicole’s kidnapping follows the murder of TikTok creator who was
Valeria had more than 600,000 followers online when she was shot dead in May last year.
Investigators believe that cartel based in Jalisco.
An escalating number of youth influencers in Mexico have died or faced threats for promoting or alluding to rival cartel factions.
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