The Reverend Charles Lanier, 51, was last seen Feb. 15 when he went shopping. Officials with the San Diego police said they have confirmed reports with the Mexican State Judicial Police that Lanier's body was found Wednesday in an apartment in Tijuana. The Reverend was said to have a friend in Tijuana, that he may have been visiting or contacting.

According to NBC News Tijuana State Police Department said the body was found in the Tijuana red-light district. There were no signs of trauma to his body, which was later taken to the Tijuana morgue.

A Tijuana homicide detective found items in the room that may lead authorities and investigators to believe that Lanier's death could be the cause of an overdose. We are not sure at this time what the Tijuana Police found in the apt that may lead them to believe this. But we will keep you posted

Lanier's family reported him missing three days after he was last seen. His 2007 black four-door Cadillac CTS with chrome rims and California license plate number 5YED361 was found on Feb 21 at a parking lot in San Ysidro. San Diego police said an attendant at the lot called to have the car towed and that the towing company reported the car to the police.

San Diego police, Lt. Manny Guaderrama told NBC 7/39 that when Lanier's family members called his cell phone over the weekend, a voice they did not recognize answered the other line.

"His family attempted to call him on Sunday," Guaderrama said. "A Spanish speaker answered the phone and said he was in Tijuana. That person said he purchased the phone at a bar in the U.S. and then traveled to Tijuana."

The family is traumatized by the news but are grateful to have closer. The family was notified by the office manager and not the police.

Anybody with information about the case is being urged to call the police at 619-929-9242 or 619-531-2000.