Nancy Guthrie case: expert says Mexico abduction chances are low

TUCSON, Arizona — The chances of Nancy Guthrie being brought across the southern border into Mexico remain low due to a number of factors, including increased security measures implemented by federal authorities there, an expert said.

Retired NYPD Lt. Darrin Porcher said the border wall near Nogales, Ariz., about 60 miles from Tucson, the city where Guthrie lives, is several feet high and lined with miles of barbed wire in both directions, well beyond the city.

Porcher told Fox News Digital, Nogales, Ariz. “When we look at how the border wall is aligned, it looks like it’s very difficult to get from the United States into Mexico because it’s not a porous environment,” he said of the border crossing that separates Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.

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Porcher also noted surveillance cameras along the border and U.S. Border Patrol agents keeping an eye on vehicles several hundred yards apart in some areas.

Authorities said there was no evidence that Guthrie, 84, was taken across the southern border, but experts noted that federal protocols were automatically activated regarding his alleged abduction.

Despite the logistical problems of taking a prisoner across the border, Porcher said law enforcement should begin investigating the possibility immediately, given Mexico’s proximity to Guthrie’s home.

“I believe this is something that law enforcement needs to address immediately within the first 72 hours because it seems like they are hitting a brick wall and not getting any resolution on a kidnapping that has occurred,” he said.

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Experts say it is unlikely Nancy Guthrie was taken to Mexico as a result of a cross-border kidnapping. (Fox News Digital; Getty Images)

“This is a point of contention that should be addressed at the beginning of the investigation,” he added.

Mexican authorities in Sonora have disputed allegations that the FBI asked for their help in searching for Guthrie, who was last seen at her home in Catalina Foothills, Ariz., the unincorporated community where Nancy Guthrie’s home is located.

Office of Sonora Attorney General Gustavo Rómulo Salas Chavez wrote on social platform X “No official request for cooperation in a missing person case has been received in Arizona,” it says in Spanish, referring to Guthrie.

“To date, this institution has not received any official request for cooperation, assistance, or exchange of information from U.S. authorities or Mexican federal agencies regarding this case,” Chavez’s office said. he said.

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Chris Nanos of Pima County said investigators have no indication Guthrie crossed the border.

“We know where Mexico’s relationship is on this, and it’s a possibility. But no, we don’t have anything to show for it,” he previously said.