Overview

• Authorities identified the pilot as 46-year-old Australian Timothy James Clark, who was found dead outside the wreckage on Sunday.
• Investigators recovered roughly 180–200 kilograms of cocaine packaged in bricks bearing the SpaceX logo and transferred the load to Coruripe’s Integrated Public Security Centre.
• Brazil’s Federal Police reported signs of international drug trafficking and opened an inquiry to determine ownership of the contraband and the aircraft’s route.
• The single‑engine plane had auxiliary fuel tanks and a Zambian registration, suggesting long‑range capability and a possible stopover in Alagoas, with no flight plan recorded.
• Local estimates put the value of the seizure at about nine million reais, while reports about the pilot’s purported SpaceX contracting work and Australian authorities’ involvement remain unverified.