Friday 10 May 2024

Police Renew Appeal For Missing Diver Over Port Of Newcastle Drug Haul

 BY IAN CROUCH

It's two years since the body of a diver was found floating near dozens of kilograms of cocaine believed to have been smuggled into the Port of Newcastle, and police are renewing calls to help find a second diver who's still missing.

31-year-old Brazillian diver, Bruno Borges Martins entered Australia 12 days before the grim discovery was made on May 9 2022.

Superyacht owner James Blake Blee and his son James Lake-Kusviany Blee remain before the courts charged over an alleged $20m cocaine smuggling plot.

Detectives from Strike Force Groove say a second diver, 32-year-old Jhoni Fernandes Da Silva is still missing and his family need answers.

They've now released CCTV images of two vehicles - a white Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and a Toyota Townace Van which they believe is connected to the 32-year-old's disappearance.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.



Missing diver Jhoni Fernandez Da Silva


Police have released images of two vehicles as they investigate the disappearance of Brazillian diver Jhoni Fernandes Da Silva