By Rory Gannon

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A close pal of the pilot who died in a plane crash in Brazil has given the “real reason” why he was found with copious amounts of narcotics. It comes as police continue their investigations into the accident which took place last weekend. Timothy James Clark was 46 when he died while flying over the Brazilian coast at around 1:30pm local time last Sunday (September 14). He had been flying over Coruripe in the north of the country when the plane crashed , killing him in the process. As the sole occupant of the aircraft, he was the only victim in the crash, and tragically died at the scene. However, as he died, the pilot was surrounded with snacks from his home country, as well as 200 kilograms of cocaine , seemingly branded with Elon Musk ‘s space company SpaceX. Since the crash, police have continued their probes into how the plane came down, but also why the pilot had so many bricks of drugs with him as he flew across the country. Now, a good pal of the late Timothy has told the Daily Mail she believes there is a conspiracy at hand. Speaking about how she was coping with Timothy’s loss, the anonymous source said: “I’m kind of freaked out by everything – this story didn’t just start this week for me. I’m gutted, I’m shattered, my heart breaks beyond any word in our dictionary.” But when asked about why he would have crashed the plane, the insider revealed there had been an “agreement” between herself and the late pilot. She teased this further, adding: “He’s found himself in a situation he clearly couldn’t get out of.” Timothy, who used to work as a stock market broker, had previously lived in South Africa, some 7,000 kilometres from where the crash had taken place. However, the aircraft he had been flying that fateful day was registered in South Africa and had been originally based at an airfield just south of Johannesburg, according to documents from January 2023. Clark was known to have flown several times out of the airfield, posting several snaps of his flying shenanigans on Facebook. However, by October 2023, the plane was being papped near the Coróa do Avião aerodrome in Igrassu, Brazil — 400 kilometres from the site of the crash. It was later revealed that Timothy had been involved in a number of investment operations over the past few decades, with many going out of business. The source said that they had known all of Timothy’s ventures, and revealed that as early as March, something was “off” about his plans. She would later go on to alert police in Australia about his dodgy dealings, but he eventually cut contact with her. “I’m the one that started asking everyone, then contacted the official authorities asking for a welfare check,” the source — who allegedly had been friends with Timothy for 35 years — said. The insider then pleaded with authorities in Brazil, Australia and South Africa to work together to bring some much needed clarity to the case. “Someone needs to be boots on ground in South Africa to go to his home and office and get his stuff – his personal phone and other SIM cards – before someone else clears it out,” she said. “Tim knew some high-up people and had investments and lots of stuff,” she continued. “But it’s probably too late already and they’ll have already got everything.” For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters .