MISSING rugby player Levi Davis's passport was found near a cargo shipment at a port in Barcelona, his mum revealed today.

X Factor star Levi, 24, was last seen leaving an Irish pub in Barcelona on October 29.

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Cops confirmed Levi's passport was found in Barcelona's port area in November - but didn't offer any further information at the time.

In an update on Saturday, Levi's mum, Julie Davis, revealed that her son's passport was found near a cargo shipment at the port.

"Thank you all for your support and prayers," she said in a Facebook post.

"There's still no news apart from the fact his passport was found near some cargo shipment."

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Julie said she hasn't heard anything from the Spanish cops since the discovery of the passport.

It comes as Levi's desperate family brought in a private detective as the desperate search enters its seventh week.

The family announced that private investigator Gavin Burrows and his company, Line of Inquiry, have volunteered to help find the former Bath Rugby player.

As part of the investigation, the firm has said it will pay a £10,000 reward for information leading to Levi being found.

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His mum Julie said: "We are very grateful to Gavin and his team for volunteering their time, expertise and the reward fund to help find Levi.

"We are still worried sick about him and just want him home safely.

"Hopefully, this extra support will encourage people with any information to come forward."

Levi's worried family travelled out to Spain to help with the search several weeks ago but, despite some possible sightings of Levi, none have been confirmed as him.

Julie has also been told her son’s phone and bank accounts have still not been used since the last confirmed sighting.

A video message sent by Levi to her on the day he went missing was also released.

In the short clip, he is seen on the ferry from Ibiza to Barcelona.

Taken in the middle of the seven-hour trip, Levi's voice is barely audible over the heavy winds, but he can be heard saying: "Hi mum... it's beautiful."

Last month, a witness contacted Levi's family claiming they had seen him in Barcelona's Placa Sant Agusti Vell.

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It is believed that the same witness said they had seen him in another square near the city's Arc de Triomf monument.

The spot is just a six-minute walk from the Old Irish Pub where Levi was seen leaving on October 29.