Two suspects were arrested in Peru in the killing of a 32-year-old American Airlines flight attendant from Texas who went missing during a layover in Colombia in March, officials said. Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina was drugged and killed after he disappeared during a routine layover in Medellín, Colombia, the U.S. Embassy in Colombia said in a news release July 31. Molina, who lived in ...

The body of an American Airlines flight attendant was found after he went missing during a layover in Medellin, Colombia.

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Two suspects were arrested in Peru in the killing of a 32-year-old American Airlines flight attendant from Texas who went missing during a layover in Colombia in March, officials said.

Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina was drugged and killed after he disappeared during a routine layover in Medellín, Colombia, the U.S. Embassy in Colombia said in a news release July 31.

Molina, who lived in Dallas, arrived in Colombia on Saturday night, March 21, on a flight from Miami. He and his colleagues were scheduled to return to the U.S. on a flight to Miami that Sunday, the Star-Telegram previously reported.

A missing person report was filed when Molina disappeared shortly after sharing his location from an Airbnb. Molina and another colleague left their hotel for a night out, met two men at a club, and went to another location after the club closed. About a week later, authorities found Gutierrez Molina’s body.

The U.S. Embassy’s Homeland Security Investigations offices in Bogotá and Lima, in collaboration with the Colombian National Police and the Peruvian National Police, arrested two suspects in Peruvian territory, according to the release.

One of the suspects was transferred to Colombia. The second remains in the custody of Peruvian authorities and is awaiting extradition proceedings, officials said.

“This successful outcome reflects the firm commitment of the United States, Colombia, and Peru to work together to investigate and bring to justice a criminal group in Colombia dedicated to robbing and theft of U.S. citizens and to ensure the safety of international travelers in the region,” officials said in the release.