MACKENZIE, BC -- Mackenzie RCMP is asking the public for help in finding a missing man.

30-year-old Andrew Antonio Santos was last seen on August 1st on Skeena Drive in Mackenzie. His family began looking for him on August 4th, when he failed to show up for his mother’s birthday. On August 8th, Mackenzie RCMP received a missing person report.

Santos is described as an Indigenous man, 5’7” tall, and weighing 140 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes.

Police have taking the unusual step in informing the public that Santos is allegedly known to be associated with crime and drug trade in Mackenzie. However, they say this disappearance is out of the ordinary for him.

Anyone with information on Santos or his whereabouts is asked to contact the Mackenzie RCMP at 250-997-3228.