Arrests made over Aussie surfers missing in Mexico
Police in Mexico have arrested two men and one woman in connection to the disappearance of two Aussie brothers who went missing while on a surfing trip.
Jake and Callum Robinson, originally from Perth, were travelling with an American friend in Baja California in Mexico's north-west, near the city of Tijuana when they were last seen.
The trio failed to check into their accommodation in the city of Rosarito, as their mother put sounded the alarm on social media to help find her boys.
"They have not contacted us since April 27 … they are travelling with another friend; an American citizen," she wrote on a local Baja Facebook group.
"Callum is a Type 1 diabetic so there is also a medical concern. Please contact me if you have seen them or know their whereabouts."
In the days after news of their disappearance broke, Baja California Attorney-General María Elena Andrade Ramírez has confirmed that three people have been arrested in connection to the case.
A 23-year-old woman was arrested along with two men, as one of the brother's mobile phones was found in the woman's possession.
"That is actually how [the three people] were found," local journalist Oliver Quintero told ABC Radio Perth.
"The police were able to track the GPS on one of the phones and that's how they got the lady – she was the one who had the phone and was with the other two gentlemen."
The car the trio had been travelling in was also found burnt out on a ranch south of the city of Ensenada, where they had been camping out close to a popular surfing spot.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was hopeful a local search would result in a positive outcome.
"We certainly hope these brothers are found safely but there is real concern about the fact that they've gone missing," he said.
While Baja California is one of the most dangerous areas of Mexico due to organised crime and rampant presence of drug cartels, there is no evidence that the brothers' disappearance is linked to organised crime.
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