Jay Slater cops give major update on two mystery Brit men who partied with teen amid massive ‘make or break’ search

TWO mystery men who partied with Jay Slater on the night of his disappearance have been labelled as “not relevant” by cops.

The latest twist comes just days after a private investigator called the two men “key witnesses” in the case as a massive “make or break” search got underway today.

Two mystery men who were seen with Jay Slater on the night of his disappearance have been labelled as ‘not relevant’ by cops

Investigator Mark Williams-Thomas claimed the men stayed with Jay at an Airbnb cottage in Tenerife

Cipriano Martin, head of the Civil Guard’s Greim mountain rescue unit was asked about the two mystery men and said they were declared as having no relevance to the disappearance.

Mr Martin said: “We’re mountain specialists and we’re in charge of searching here, and it’s the Civil Guard investigators who have been responsible for the investigation.

“Those men have been spoken to and they don’t have any relevance whatsoever for the case.”

Tenerife cops confirmed the men are “not relevant”, to Sky News.

Investigator Mark Williams-Thomas claimed the men stayed with Jay at an Airbnb cottage in Tenerife.

The former detective – who worked on the Madeleine McCann case – spoke at a press conference earlier today claiming to have pieced together the case.

He said he has found out about the pair after speaking to the owner of the rental property.

Mark has also been in close contact with a number of witnesses including Jay’s family and friends.

Despite his new involvement in the case Mark is not part of the official police investigation.

He spoke at a press conference in Tenerife on Wednesday where he claimed both of the men are black and in their 30s or early 40s.

They are said to be from Luton, Bedfordshire, with one going by the nickname “Johnny Vegas”.

Neither of them are believed to have been to the NRG music festival where Jay spent the day partying before he vanished.

One of the men was described as around 6ft tall, quite stocky, with short dark hair.

He was seen wearing an orange wristband and drank Hennessy cognac on the night where he was with Jay.

Mark has said he would release an image of one of the men if they refuse to come forward and help in the investigation.

The men spoke with the Lancashire teen outside the Papagayo nightclub on the strip last Monday morning before driving him back to their accommodation, Mark claimed.

He added: “The family are desperate for these men to come forward as witnesses. They are not currently assisting.

“The group sat outside on the wall outside the club after the night ended. Witnesses say he seemed quite in control of himself.

“What we don’t know is why he went with them.”

The men were only in Tenerife for a couple of days before travelling back to Luton Airport this week.

The Sun revealed on Tuesday that British cops were yet to quiz the two men despite investigators still searching for more leads.

A woman identified only as Araceli, who works in the cafe next to the rental property, told reporters this week: “They came in for cafe con leche a couple of times.

“One was aged about 40. The other one was slightly younger.”

The owner of the Airbnb where the men stayed said she has given all the information she had to the police.

Ofelia Hernandez, who owns the holiday let, revealed they were friendly, booked several days at the cottage, and spent a lot of time inside the property.

Cops in the UK revealed they also have no intention of speaking with the pair.

Lancashire Constabulary, whose offer of assistance was refused by local police, said it will not pursue the tourists.

Bedfordshire Police, which looks after Luton Airport, will also not seek to speak with the men.

It comes as Tenerife cops are now set to start a “massive search” for the missing teen this weekend.

The mammoth hunt started at 9am on Saturday and has been described by some as the “final push” to find missing Jay.