Thirteen-year-old Lester Pereira Jr. of Hialeah, Florida, has been missing since January 25, 2017. Lester was taken with his siblings Roselyn, 11, and Briana, 3, by their non-custodial parents, Rosa Martinez and Lester Pereira Sr., just days before the Florida Department of Children and Families was scheduled to take custody. The children had reportedly been absent from school for two days before the scheduled intervention.

All three children are considered at risk. Lester Jr. is described as having black hair and brown eyes. Investigators believe the family may have fled to Nicaragua, where they have connections, and that the move was intended to avoid the custody transfer. The Hialeah Police Department continues to list the family as missing and asks anyone with information to contact law enforcement.

If anyone knew the family’s whereabouts after January 25, 2017, or saw them leaving the area, please contact the Hialeah Police Department with information.