As Virginia Beach police have deployed a massive search effort involving bloodhounds, security footage, drones, helicopters, and mounted patrols, the family of Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo has received a request for ransom, police said Sunday.
The ransom request was sent to the parents of Acevedo via WhatsApp while they were on Facebook Live, which led Virginia Beach investigators to call the matter a suspected abduction.
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Ransom request prompts abduction investigation for Virginia Beach boy
VBPD noted in a release that they have contacted Immigration and Customs Enforcement and confirmed that Acevedo is not in their custody…