Australian Cocaine Pilot Killed in Brazil Plane Crash Linked to Kinahan Drug Cartel
September 27, 2025
Crime
Drug Cartels
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Insert: Timothy Clark. Main: The wreckage of Clark’s plane. Source: Facebook, TV Pajuçara / YouTube
An Australian pilot who recently died when his small plane crashed in South America during a failed drug run has links to an alleged Kinahan cartel associate who is facing charges over the importation of a multimillion dollar cocaine shipment to Western Australia.