June 10 (UPI) -- Investigators found blood in a boat owned by a man suspected of being involved in the disappearance of a British journalist and Indigenous expert who went missing in the Amazon, Brazil's Federal Police said.
Police announced the find Thursday, though it's unclear who the blood belongs to or whether it's from a human. Amazonas state security Secretary-General Carlos Alberto Mansir said Wednesday that authorities arrested a man who was in possession of "a lot of drugs" and ammunition believed to be used for illegal hunting.
CNN reported police also questioned five other people suspected of being involved in the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous researcher Bruno Araújo Pereira. Authorities said they were considering all possibilities, including homicide.
The Guardian reported that many searchers and Indigenous activists believe Phillips and Pereira were the victims of illegal hunting and fishing gangs in the area. Carol Santana, a legal adviser for the Javari Indigenous association, told the newspaper that activists believe the two may be the victims of "forced disappearances."
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