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Man charged over Sam Thompson's murder after police search rubbish tip, seize car

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A man has been charged with the murder of missing Brisbane 22-year-old Sam Thompson after police seized a car and searched an Ipswich rubbish tip.

The 23-year-old Bald Hills man has also been charged with one count of interfering with a corpse.

Mr Thompson's remains are yet to be found and forensic officers are continuing investigations at a home in Bald Hills which "remains a primary crime scene", police say.

Police refused to confirm whether the Bald Hills man lived at the property, or if he was connected to it in any way.

A team of 40 detectives has been working the case and turned their attention to the Bald Hills home after failing to find anything during a search of the Swanbank landfill on Wednesday.

Mr Thompson vanished in suspicious circumstances on March 7.

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A car similar to the one spotted on CCTV at the car park of the Deep Water Bend Reserve at Bald Hills, where he was last seen, was seized from an Albany Creek home on Wednesday night.

Mr Thompson's distinctive orange 2016 Ford Mustang was also spotted in the car park that day.

His parents reported him missing earlier this month.

He was the victim of an unsolved robbery in Brisbane last September, in which his car was stolen.

Police believe he met with foul play and were investigating whether his disappearance was linked to that crime.

The man is due to front Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday.

AAP