TV detective Mark Williams-Thomas, who flew to Tenerife to help find Jay, claimed on Sunday that Qassim, 31, who was imprisoned nine years ago for orchestrating a scheme to inundate Wales with Class A drugs, is the mystery 'Jonny Vegas' who drove the missing teen to the deserted holiday rental.

Jay Slater has been missing for almost three weeks after leaving the Airbnb where he had spent the night on the Spanish island of Tenerife before he disappeared

The hunt for missing Jay Slater continues, three weeks after the teenager from Lancashire disappeared in Tenerife.

Conspiracy theories have circulated online in the three weeks since Jay Slater went missing in Tenerife, as his family have been left devastated by the wild claims

Jay Slater vanished after being driven to a rural area of Tenerife by two men he met in the Playa de las Americas

A TikToker flew back to London following his two-week search of Tenerife for missing Jay Slater because he claimed he no longer felt safe on the party island. But sick trolls were waiting for Callum Fahim as he touched down in the capital on Thursday after tracking his flight number from his livestreams online.

London man who was with missing teenager at Tenerife Airbnb says: 'He left the house alive' - ‘Jay came to the house alive and he left the house alive,’ says man who was with missing teenager at Tener

The family shared a new update on the official page about the search for Jay almost three weeks since he was last seen

In a statement on the GoFundMe appeal Get Jay Slater Home, which had raised almost £50,000, Jay’s mother Debbie Duncan thanked the “vast” generosity of donors, saying her family are “grateful for all of your support and kindness during this unimaginable time”.

More than two-and-a-half weeks have passed since 19-year-old Jay Slater disappeared in Tenerife, but his loved ones continue to cling on to the hope of finding him safe. Now a former police officer has shared his belief that the missing teenager could still be alive in the rugged hills of Tenerife,