Liam Payne's friend and two hotel employees raided as investigation into singer's death continues
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Argentinian law enforcement officials raided the homes of two employees of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel and an unidentified friend of Liam Payne in connection to the ongoing investigation into his sudden death, as per BroBible.
The former One Direction member tragically died after falling from a third-floor balcony of Buenos Aires' CasaSur Palermo Hotel last month.
A toxicology report revealed that Payne had at least six different drugs in his system at the time of his death, including "pink cocaine," a synthetic psychedelic drug created by mixing ketamine, methamphetamine, and ecstasy.
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Argentinian police believe the hotel employees might have provided Liam Payne with drugs
The law enforcement officials raided the homes of the two hotel employees as they believed that they were in contact with Liam Payne moments before his death, and may have provided him with the drugs discovered in his suite. The lockers of the employees have also been searched, according to TMZ.
Sources shared with the publication that the unidentified friend of the singer came under the radar of the investigators after they went through Liam's text messages to figure out who sold him drugs. The person was reportedly not found at his home by the police at the time of the raid.
No arrests in connection to the incident have been made so far, but officials seem to be headed in that direction.
An insider told the Daily Mail, "There were two guys at the hotel that were giving Liam drugs. They sent taxis out to collect packages for him. One of the guys was working in the cleaning department. After Liam died, they noticed that one taxi was sent to the cleaner’s home address."
Previous raid by the Argentinian police in connection to Liam Payne's death
The raid on the hotel employees and the unidentified friend happened to be the second set of raids by officials investigating Liam Payne's death. Shortly after the tragedy took place on October 16, police raided the CasaSur Palermo Hotel itself.
According to a source, they intended to "obtain elements of interest for the investigation," and seized electronic and paper records, devices such as computers and phones, as well as videos taken from the hotel’s underground area, the lobby, and the courtyard where the singer’s body was discovered.
Moreover, Argentinian broadcast journalist Paula Varela recently claimed that Payne was caught falling to his death from the third-floor balcony in security camera footage, and insisted that it was not being released.
