Argentinian police raid Liam Payne’s hotel amid drug smuggling investigation

Argentinian police raid Liam Payne's hotel amid drug smuggling investigation

Buenos Aires police recently raided the Casasur Palermo hotel, where former One Direction member Liam Payne died a week ago after falling from a balcony.

Singer Liam Payne poses on the red carpet at the Fashion Awards 2022 in London, (Reuters/Henry Nicholls/File Photo)(Reuters)

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

Buenos Aires police are investigating ‘documents and videos’ of the hotel

argentine newspaper la nación A reliable source close to the police was quoted as saying, “Personnel from the Special Investigation Division and Special Technical Investigation Division were deployed [Wednesday] To raid the Casasur hotel in Palermo in the afternoon where singer Liam Payne lost his life last week […] To obtain elements of interest for investigation.”

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These elements reportedly include important “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 told us weekly The primary focus of the raid was to identify staff members who were on duty during Payne’s stay, specifically October 16 and the days before.

Authorities believe hotel staff may have played a role in supplying drugs to Payne, with the Dove soapbox believed to have been used to smuggle drugs to the singer. The source said the hotel would have to provide more security camera footage to aid the investigation.

Payne has pink cocaine in his system

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

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Pictures taken during the raid on Wednesday show police officers checking documents and going in and out of 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 dialed 911 and said Payne was “using drugs and alcohol.” Moments later, Payne was found fallen from his balcony in the hotel courtyard.

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