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An alleged good friend of Liam Payne and two lodge staff are beneath investigation after the authorities accomplished a sequence of raids.
Argentinian outlet Infobae reported that along with the raid on the CasaSur Palermo Resort in Buenos Aires, different raids occurred on the houses of two of the lodge’s staff and a “presumed good friend” of Payne.
The investigation of the unnamed particular person’s residence occurred on Tuesday, November 5. In accordance with the outlet, the particular person was recognized by messages on Payne’s telephone however was not current on the raid. Authorities regarded on the singer’s system to see if they might decide who “supplied the medication,” per Infobae.
Safety digicam footage is alleged to indicate one of many suspected staff interacting with Payne. One of many two staff was reportedly fired.
Authorities are investigating who bought medication to Liam Payne after a number of substances have been discovered within the musician’s system previous to his demise at age 31. A supply completely informed Us Weekly on Tuesday, October 29, that Buenos Aires authorities will look into how medication got here into Payne’s possession earlier than his October 16 demise after a […]
Payne died on October 16 at age 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony. Shortly after information broke of the previous One Path member’s demise, Payne’s partial post-mortem reportedly confirmed that he had “pink cocaine” — which usually mixes methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA — cocaine, benzodiazepine and crack in his system when he died.
Payne’s stays are within the strategy of being ready to be returned from Argentina to his native United Kingdom. A further supply confirmed to Us Weekly on Saturday, November 2, that the physique was despatched to “start the embalming course of to protect the physique for the return journey.”
Police and firefighters work the scene at Casa Sur lodge the place former One Path member Liam Payne reportedly died on October 16, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tobias Skarlovnik/Getty Photographs
Native sources informed Us on Tuesday that the CasaSur Palermo Resort was raided for a second time.
“Operations carried out by the Metropolis Police [and] requested by the prosecutor Andrés Madrea [were] throughout the framework of the case that’s beneath abstract secrecy,” the sources defined whereas noting that there’s confidentiality of a judicial investigation.
Whereas investigating Liam Payne’s lodge room, police discovered the scene plagued by alcohol, medication and several other damaged gadgets. “Every thing signifies that the musician was alone when the autumn occurred, and was going via some form of episode as a result of substance abuse,” learn an announcement from the prosecutor’s workplace in Buenos Aires on Thursday, October 17, […]
In accordance with video footage captured by native information outlet Farandula Present, three regulation enforcement officers have been seen leaving the lodge whereas carrying blue vests, backpacks and shoulder baggage. One official carried a cardboard field plus a number of free gadgets beneath his arm. The gadgets have been taken to a police automobile parked exterior the constructing.
The preliminary raid of the lodge occurred on October 23. Sources near the investigation informed Us on the time that the authorities have been seeking to establish employees members who have been working days previous to Payne’s demise and on the day of the tragic incident. Investigators have been additionally on the hunt for paperwork from the lodge’s registration books and computer systems plus safety digicam footage.
When you or somebody you already know is combating substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Psychological Well being Companies Administration (SAMHSA) Nationwide Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).