Wanted By The FBI

INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL KIDNAPPING

FLORA MAHMOOD

Photograph of Flora Mahmood Photograph of Flora Mahmood

DESCRIPTION

Date of Birth Used:  November 27, 1979 Hair: Black
Place of Birth: Pakistan Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'6" Sex: Female
Weight: 133 pounds Race: White
(Central Asian)
Occupation: Unknown
Remarks: Mahmood may have fled to Lahore, Pakistan via Dubai. She is a British citizen and may travel on a British passport. Mahmood recently got married. (Photo Shown Below)

THE CRIME

On November 6, 2004, Flora Mahmood allegedly took her son, Mohammad Hussain Metla, Jr., and departed JFK airport in New York en route to Dubai. The boy was taken without the consent of his father, who was the primary custodial parent. On November 6, 2004, a Middlesex County Grand Jury indicted Flora Mahmood for interference with custody and a warrant was issued for her arrest.

On or about December 15, 2004, it is alleged that Mahmood departed Dubai and traveled to Lahore, Pakistan, where she may still be residing with her son. After a final judgment of divorce was issued between Mahmood and her husband, he was awarded legal and physical custody of the boy. On May 17, 2007, a federal arrest warrant for Mahmood was issued in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York.

VICTIM - Mohammad Hussain Metla, Jr.

Photograph of Victim - Mohammad Hussain Metla, Jr. Photograph of Victim - Mohammad Hussain Metla, Jr.

Date of Birth Used:  November 26, 2003 Hair: Black
Place of Birth: New Jersey Eyes: Brown
Height: 2'6" (at the time of his disappearance) Sex: Male
Weight: 26 pounds (at the time of his disappearance) Race: White
(Central Asian)
Remarks: None

ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPH

Wedding Photograph

Wedding Photo

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS CASE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE OR THE NEAREST AMERICAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.

Signature of Robert S. Mueller, III
ROBERT S. MUELLER, III
DIRECTOR
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535
TELEPHONE: (202) 324-3000
 


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