Unfortunately, very few details are available in Urbano’s disappearance.

Urbano Tiu Garcia was last seen on June 9, 2006 crossing the border from Mexico into the United States near Douglas, AZ. According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), he was near “Highway 9” and near New Mexico. He may have been traveling using the name “Raul Santiago”. He has not been seen or heard from since.

Where the case stands today.

More than 16 years have passed since Urbano vanished while entering the United States. He has remained missing with no signs of his whereabouts or evidence leading investigators any closer to finding out what happened to him. If you have any information regarding Urbano's whereabouts or his disappearance, please contact the PCOME at (520) 724-8644.

At the time of his disappearance in 2006, Urbano was described as a 50 year old hispanic man with unknown hair and eye color. He was between 5’2”-5’4” tall and weighed somewhere between 100-300 lbs. Urbano has a tattoo of a quetzal bird on his arm. He was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes. He was carrying a Mexican ID in the name of Raul Santiago. Today, Urbano would be around 66 years old.