The Scotland Yard has taken control in the case of Madeleine McCann, the three-year-old girl that went missing in 2007 during a family vacation in Portugal.
The Daily Mail confirmed that Portuguese Home Secretary Theresa May has agreed to fund a full Metropolitan Police investigation into the disappearance. The announcement comes following reports of an estimated $6.6 million, two-year review of the case.
The review, as reported by the BBC, implements technology in the investigation by using a computer-generated image of what Madeleine would look like today.
Also, the new survey has generated 40,000 new pieces of data, equivalent to 100,000 additional pages for investigators to comb through.
The new survey has lead to more than 20 potential suspects and dozens of budding leads, but the progress has not encouraged Portuguese authorities to reopen their case. Officials claim the new evidence does not provide "sufficient grounds" for a reopening, according to The Mail.
Metropolitan detectives argue the new investigation could use the leads, confident that it could help solve McCann's case. The Huffington Post UK reached out to the Home Office and asked a spokesperson about the news, but has not received an official confirmation.
"The Home Office remains committed to supporting the search for Madeleine McCann," the spokesperson said. "And we have always said that we would provide the Metropolitan Police with the resources they need to investigate her disappearance."
The case has been closed since 2008. McCann's parents, Kate and Gerry, have created a fund in their daughter's name, Find Madeleine, to support all efforts to find her abductors.
Scotland Yard refused to comment on the latest development, according to the BBC, but released a statement claiming progress in the case.
"Detectives remain in regular contact with Kate and Gerry McCann and are working closely with the Portuguese police in an attempt to further the progress," it read.
