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Jay Slater cops ‘must probe claims he was involved in £12k Rolex theft’ as mystery deepens over night he vanished
It comes after it emerged Jay stayed at an Airbnb rented by convicted drug dealer Ayub Qassim
COPS have been urged to probe claims that missing Jay Slater was involved in a £12,000 Rolex theft.
Former detective Mark Williams-Thomas, who is unofficially looking into the disappearance of the 19-year-old, said Jay had admitted it to pals.
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But UK police have refused to investigate and cops in Tenerife — where Jay vanished last month — have declined to discuss it.
The Sun has been given the name of a Brit gangster said to be involved in the watch trade there, who has mutual friends with Jay and his group.
A source said: “The Spanish police have failed to pick up all the threads and it’s time British detectives stepped in.
“Jay might have gone missing on Tenerife but many of the people he crossed paths with are British.”
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Spanish authorities say "there is no current evidence of criminality" in the case, with his family saying they will not give up hope of finding him.
But they confirmed to Jay's family yesterday that they can bring in their own search teams to find the missing teenager.
It comes after it emerged Jay stayed at an Airbnb rented by convicted drug dealer Ayub Qassim.
Lucy Mae Law, 18, the last person to speak to Jay before he went missing on June 17, yesterday posted an image of them together with a crying emoji.
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The police search has since been halted — and the family have hit back at criticism over the use of £50,000 donated via GoFundMe.
Jay’s mum Debbie Duncan insisted they were funding their own stay in Tenerife.
She said: “My beautiful son is still missing and believe me this is no holiday. We are a normal working family going through hell.”
But she admitted: “The mystery surrounding his disappearance may never surface.”
Jay's family have been caught up in a row with a TikToker who travelled out to Tenerife to look for the missing teen.
Debbie hit out at Callum Fahim, who flew out to join the search but quit after claiming he's "never had any money" from the GoFundMe.
He voluntarily travelled to Tenerife to help cops, then claimed he was forced to leave the island after being slammed with death threats and seeing no cash.
The Slater family claim Debbie gave Callum £740 of her own money to fund his accommodation.
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Missing Rolex after 'scuffle'
Police launched a new probe on Saturday morning over the theft of a Rolex watch just hours before Jay disappeared.
It is unclear exactly how Jay's disappearance might be linked but one of Jay's pals told detectives the alleged theft may have led to Jay wandering off on his own to try and find the watch.
The Rolex disappeared when a fight broke out at the club Jay was partying at with investigators questioning taxi drivers and bar staff present on the strip.
It has now been said that Jay himself may have stolen the watch.
Police clear duo
Two mystery Brits who partied with Jay Slater on the night of his disappearance were labelled "not relevant" by investigators.
Investigator Mark Williams-Thomas said the men stayed with Jay at an Airbnb cottage in Tenerife before he vanished.
They are said to both be in their late 30s or early 40s and from Luton, Bedfordshire, with one going by the nickname "Johnny Vegas".
The men were only briefly asked to speak with cops before being allowed to fly home to the UK.
Just six volunteers for 'massive' search
Yesterday, Tenerife cops launched what they called a "massive" new search with the help of specialist volunteers to find the 19-year-old Brit.
However, just six volunteers reportedly turned up, claimed Tiktoker Paul Arnott, 29, who flew in to help with the search.
Jay's father Warren and older brother Zak were seen at the search site.
The area being searched is a 2000ft ravine that has a steep hiking trail traversing it down to the sea.
Mystery final phone calls
Jay's last phone call to his pal Lucy Law has been shrouded in mystery with it springing up several questions.
The 18-year-old woman told reporters Jay had called her in a panic at around 8.30am on Monday June 17.
She recalled him saying he wasn’t able to catch a bus and was going to start walking back to his flat.
Jay told her his phone was almost out of power, that he had cut his leg on a prickly cactus and he badly needed a drink.
Pinging phone
Search teams narrowed their efforts to a small group of buildings close to where Jay’s phone last pinged, but found nothing last week.
Jay took a 45 minutes car journey with two men to an Airbnb near Masco in the Rural de Teno, a national park in the island’s north.
He posted a Snapchat picture at the £40-a-night digs at around 7.30am appearing to show him holding a cigarette and walking down some stone steps.
After deciding to leave the cottage, Jay rang Lucy before his mobile went dead at 8.50am near a hiking trail in the park.
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