More than a month after local businessman Rodney Leysner vanished without a trace in Suriname, authorities have formally submitted an international manhunt request to Interpol targeting Ryan Kenneth Torilal, the primary fugitive suspect linked to his disappearance, newly obtained court documents show. Starnieuws gained full access to the request filed by Surinamese law enforcement, which lays out the key evidence pointing to Torilal’s alleged connection to the case.
According to the case file, Leysner left his residence in his white Kia Sorento on Saturday, 15 August. By mid-afternoon that same day, family members, associates and colleagues lost all contact with him, both by phone and in person. The following day, 16 August, a co-director at Leysner’s company Rudisa N.V. filed an official missing person report with police.
Investigative findings outlined in the Interpol request confirm that Leysner was in Torilal’s company shortly before his last recorded phone contact. The document does not detail who Leysner spoke to in that final call or what was discussed during the conversation.
A critical piece of evidence in the investigation is Leysner’s missing Kia Sorento. Investigators later recovered the vehicle burned, crushed by an excavator, and buried on a plot of land located along the East-West Connection at kilometer 74 in Suriname’s Saramacca district. The Interpol document explicitly states that the plot was under the management or control of Torilal, though it does not claim Torilal is the formal owner of the land. Police previously announced the discovery of the vehicle, but the new request formally links the burial site to the fugitive suspect for the first time.
Surinamese authorities have identified four total suspects in the case to date. Three have already been taken into custody and are being held pending legal proceedings following coordination with the Public Prosecution Service. Torilal, identified as the main suspect, has not been located since he was first flagged as a person of interest.
Suriname’s Prosecutor General Garcia Paragsingh issued an arrest warrant for Torilal on 26 August. At that time, police already announced that Torilal faces charges including participation in a criminal organization, murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault resulting in death, and unlawful deprivation of liberty, alongside multiple counts of aiding and abetting criminal activity. The Interpol request notes that Torilal is being sought for prosecution, and that a conviction on the listed charges could carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Importantly, the listing of charges does not constitute a formal finding of guilt at this stage of the proceedings.
Law enforcement officials believe Torilal may have left Suriname via illegal border crossings. The document names Guyana and Brazil as potential countries he may have traveled to, though it stresses this does not confirm he is currently located in either nation.
Torilal is described in the request as 42 years old, approximately 1.79 meters tall, of solid build, with black hair and dark eyes. Authorities have repeatedly warned that he is considered armed with firearms, dangerous, and highly likely to attempt to flee capture.
Suriname’s request asks Interpol to issue a Red Notice to locate and detain Torilal ahead of extradition proceedings. The request notes that formal extradition requests will be submitted following his arrest, in line with applicable national laws and relevant bilateral or multilateral treaties. It also requests that any detention be processed as a request for provisional arrest. Suriname has authorized the public release of information from the request to increase the chances of a speedy arrest.
The request carries an official Interpol reference number and is dated 17 September 2026, the date it was submitted for international distribution. As of 18 September, Interpol has not yet announced whether it will approve the request. It should be noted that an Interpol Red Notice is not an international arrest warrant, but rather a global request to locate a person and place them in provisional detention pending further legal action.
To date, Torilal’s whereabouts remain unknown. Leysner also has not been found more than a month after his disappearance. Search operations using specially trained search dogs did not recover Leysner’s body, but police confirmed the operation turned up relevant evidence that will support ongoing criminal investigations.