Major development in suspicious disappearance of Colombian student living in Melbourne

Three more people have been arrested over the mysterious disappearance of a Colombian student who lived in luxury before disappearing.

Sergio Cuesta, 28, was last seen on Jabiru Drive at Chelsea Heights, in Melbourne’s south-east, after getting out of his friend’s car at around 8.15pm on September 16.

Michael Frankland, 49, was arrested and appeared in the Melbourne District Court on Wednesday.

Three more people have been arrested, including a 25-year-old man who was taken by police at Melbourne airport on Saturday after traveling from Queensland.

The other two arrests took place in Brisbane.

The 25-year-old man was charged with murder and a quantity of cash was seized following his arrest.

He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear in the Melbourne District Court on Monday.

Queensland police helped arrest another 25-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman in Brisbane on Saturday.

Police are expected to make an application to the Brisbane Magistrates’ Court on Monday to extradite the pair to Victoria.

Mr Cuesta had spent some time in Queensland before disappearing.

Detectives believe the student was at a dinner party with friends in Melbourne’s CBD when he received a phone call asking one of his friends to drive him to Chelsea Heights.

Mr Cuesta lived in luxury in a city apartment in Melbourne.

Concerned friends reported Mr Cuesta missing to police on September 21.

The police are still analyzing camera images from surrounding homes.

A Cranbourne man, 48, was arrested but later released pending further inquiries.

Mr. Cuesta is a Colombian student about 170 cm tall, with a heavy build and dark hair.

At the time he was last seen, Mr. Cuesta was wearing a black t-shirt, black pants and black sneakers.

Police are urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report.