The call for missing 2-year-old Seraya Aung to return home | Spokane News

PULLMAN, Wash – Samara Harmon's call for Aaron Aung to return his 2-year-old daughter. Seraya Aung was reported missing by Harmon 12 agonizing days ago after Aaron failed to return Seraya for a custody exchange.

Police now believe Seraya is in Mexico with Aaron Aung, his father and his fiancée Nadia Cole.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Aaron Aung. Pullman Police and the FBI are investigating this case and trying to bring Samara's little girl home.

Each day becomes more difficult than the last for Samara and she has a message for Aaron Aung:

“Please take her home. That's all that matters to me, that's all that matters to the police right now. Just take her home. Please. I beg you with all my being. I know we've had problems in the past and all that and I don't even focus on that. I just want to see my daughter again. I just need to know she's okay. Please, please, please take her home,” Samara said.

As the clock ticked past noon on Seraya's 12th day of absence, her mother, Samara, spoke of the agony she is going through.

“It’s absolute torture. So please, even if they annoy you, love them, enjoy every second with them, because if you had to go a week or 12 days, at this point, without seeing your child, it would destroy you,” Samara said.

Pullman police and the FBI work to bring Seraya home. They believe Aaron and his fiancée Nadia Cole, as well as Seraya are in Mexico.

FBI Assistant Special Agent Kelly Smith says these cases become difficult when they expand internationally.

“We are not considered law enforcement in a foreign country, but our position and our world there is to work with these law enforcement agencies to advance our mission, and sometimes that is to providing investigative support to a foreign country to assist with an investigation there and sometimes that requires support from that country,” Smith said.

Smith says timing is crucial, but there are new tools that can help them solve these types of cases and even cold cases.

“Obviously, the more time passes, the more concerned we become, so speed is of the essence in any type of investigation,” Smith said.

He said these types of investigations never escape their attention.

“People are dedicated to the mission. I witnessed cases where we solved child abductions and homicides between 1992 and the mid-2000s. With the advent of technology, our hopes are actually higher than they were. probably never been,” Smith said.

Samara knows law enforcement is doing everything they can to bring her little girl home.

“It really helps to have someone from the FBI to talk to. I can call any time of the day and they listen to me, they listen to me cry, they talk to me and let me say everything and that helps so much,” Samara said.

Samara's message to parents.

“Enjoy every moment, even when they keep you up at night, even when they wake you up really early, even when they don’t want to eat dinner. That's all I want. I would give anything to hear my daughter say no to me right now because it's so unbearable not seeing her or knowing if she's okay. Enjoy every little thing,” Samara said.

This is the car they are driving in:

It is a 2014 Cadillac XTS with Idaho license plate 1L5147U.

If you know anything, you are urged to contact the FBI immediately. Their phone number is: 1-800-CALL-FBI