It was December 10, 2001 and Alysha Hanin's 24th birthday. Photo: SuppliedAccording to the Miami Beach Police Department, "foul play is suspected" to have played a role in Hanin's disappearance. "It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack - how do you even begin to try and find a person?" Senk first became aware that something was wrong when she received a call from one of Hanin's friends in Miami saying that she'd gone missing. "I then spoke to a woman from Interpol who was based in Wellington, but as soon as she heard there were drugs involved, it was like Alysha went straight to the bottom of the pile."