Liam Payne’s hotel raided by Argentine police in drug trafficking investigation

The 31-year-old British singer died after falling from his room balcony on the third floor of the hotel on October 16. An autopsy revealed Payne may have fallen into a “semi-conscious or unconscious” state, suffering from multiple trauma. including a skull fracture, following the fall.

Buenos Aires police examine hotel ‘documents and videos’

Argentinian newspaper THE NATION quoted a reliable source close to the cops, “personnel from the Special Investigation Division and the Special Technological Investigation Division have been deployed [Wednesday] afternoon at the CasaSur hotel in Palermo where singer Liam Payne lost his life last week during a raid […] to obtain elements of interest for the investigation.

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These items reportedly include significant “documents and videos” from the hotel lobby and courtyard, as well as computers, phones and other devices seized by investigators from the hotel.

Another insider said Us every week that the main objective of the raid was to identify personnel who were on duty during Payne’s stay, particularly on October 16 and the days preceding.

Authorities believe hotel employees may have played a role in supplying drugs to Payne, citing the Dove soapbox allegedly used to smuggle drugs to the singer. The source added that “the hotel must provide” more security camera footage to aid the investigation.

Payne has pink cocaine in his system

A toxicology report confirmed that at the time of his death, Payne had “multiple substances in his system,” including crack cocaine, benzodiazepines, pink cocaine breeds, a recreational drug containing a combination of methamphetamine, ketamine, MDMA and other substances.

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Photographs taken during Wednesday’s search show officers searching documents and entering and exiting the hotel lobby as part of their investigation.

Payne was staying at the hotel with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy. After Cassidy left, Payne’s behavior reportedly became erratic. The hotel manager then called 911 and said Payne was “on drugs and alcohol.” Moments later, Payne was found in the hotel courtyard, having fallen from his balcony.