A MAJOR police operation is underway to find a British boy who is believed to have been abducted by his Russian mum.
Three-year-old Oliver P’s dad sounded the alarm by reporting him missing to the police in Costa Del Sol, Spain.
SolarpixThe little boy was last seen on July 4 in Marbella, according to Spanish authorities[/caption]
GettyA view of Marbella with the coastline[/caption]
The search for the little boy and his mum was ongoing last night as detectives confirmed they were treating the case as a “parental abduction”.
Authorities believe the mum took the child to Russia.
It was not immediately clear today if a court has issued an international arrest warrant for the unnamed mum.
It is also unclear what the child’s custody situation is.
Spain’s Ministry of Interior published a picture of Oliver yesterday, saying he was last seen in Marbella on July 4.
It described the youngster in an appeal as having blonde hair, being 2.7ft tall and weighing 33lbs.
A police spokesman confirmed today that the youngster and his father were British and that the mother is Russian.
He said: “We are treating this as a parental abduction.
“We believe the mother has left Spain and has taken the boy to her homeland which is Russia.”
A well-placed source said: “The mum and dad are separated and there was a court order preventing the mother from taking this boy out of Spain.
“They are all based here on the Costa del Sol.”
The Sun has approached the Foreign Office for comment.
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SolarpixOliver P has been missing for two months[/caption]