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Concern for Missing Fifteen-Year-Old (LOCATED)

For Immediate Release: Sunday, March 12, 2023

Update: Benito Mabilo has been located safe and unharmed. 

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Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 15-year-old from Montgomery Village.

Benito Mabilo was last seen on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at approximately 2 p.m., in the 20200 block of Lea Pond Pl.

Mabilo is approximately 5-feet, 8-inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen wearing a black jacket and grey sweatpants.

Police and family are concerned for his welfare.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Benito Mabilo is asked to call the police non-emergency number at (301) 279-8000 (24-hour line) or the Special Victims Investigations Division at (240) 773-5400. Callers may remain anonymous.

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Release ID: 23-142
Media Contact: L.N.J.Ivey 
Categories: missing-person