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Laura Sharman

Missing mum and baby found 30 minutes away from where they were last seen five years ago

A mother and toddler missing for five years have been found in a home just 30 minutes away from where they were last seen.

Amber Renaye Weber and her daughter Miracle Smith were reported missing in January 2017, according to police in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

The mum, then 21, and her baby, then one, were last seen almost two months before their disappearance was reported.

But despite multiple tips, police said the case went cold over the years.

In a stunning turn of events, Amber and Miracle were found on Tuesday just 20 miles from where they vanished.

Police found the missing pair along with another child the mum had given birth to at a property in Bunnlevel, reports WNCN.

Marshals said they were discovered in a trailer home that was owned by the family of the dad of Amber's children.

Federal agents visited the property as part of an investigation into Joe Smith, the children's granddad, according to the publication.

Mr Smith, 59, was arrested for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon while the woman and her children were found in the process.

Police also uncovered four guns at the home and seized them, reports Yahoo News.

Michael East, US marshal for the eastern district of North Carolina said: "Finally someone gave us a piece of information we were able to corroborate.

"Then based on that, we basically obtained some criminal charges on Joe Smith."

The search "brought some closure and relief to family and friends of the missing person", ATF Special Agent in Charge Vince Pallozzi said in a statement.

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