Authorities locate missing 12-year-old Belen boy

VALENCIA COUNTY, N.M. – The Valencia County Sheriff’s Office has located a 12-year-old boy who deputies say went missing overnight Monday.

Deputies were asking for the public’s assistance in locating Nicholas Castillo, 12, who had been seen Monday, around midnight, at 17 El Campo in Belen.

New Mexico State Police reported Monday afternoon he had been found.