Argentinian police raids Liam Payne’s hotel seeking details on drugs peddling case

The CasaSur Palermo Hotel, where former One Direction singer Liam Payne died a week ago after falling from the balcony, witnessed a stipulated police raid in Buenos Aires.

According to an autopsy, Payne may have fallen while “semi-conscious or unconscious,” and as a result of the fall, he sustained several injuries, including a skull fracture.

Investigation team in quest for ‘documents and videos’

Argentinian newspaper THE NATION stated, “Personnel from the Special Investigations Division and the Special Technological Investigations Division were deployed [Wednesday] afternoon to the CasaSur Hotel in Palermo where the singer Liam Payne lost his life last week to carry out a raid […] to obtain elements of interest for the investigation.”

Investigators reportedly seized computers, phones, and other devices from the hotel, along with significant “documents and videos” from the lobby and patio.

The main goal of the operation, according to another insider who spoke to US Weekly, was to identify the employees who were on duty on October 16 and the days before Payne’s stay.

Citing the Dove soapbox that is thought to have been used to smuggle drugs to the singer, authorities suspect hotel staff may have contributed to Payne’s drug supply. The insider went on to say that “the hotel must provide” further security camera footage.

Toxicology report reveals trace of Pink Cocaine

Payne had “multiple substances in his system” at the time of his death, according to a toxicology study. These included crack cocaine, benzodiazepines, races of pink cocaine, a recreational drug that had a combination of methamphetamine, ketamine, MDMA, and other chemicals.

Police officers are seen moving in and out of the hotel lobby and going through documents as part of their investigation in photos obtained during Wednesday’s raid.

Payne and Kate Cassidy, his girlfriend, had been lodging at the motel. Payne apparently started acting strangely after Cassidy left. The hotel manager then reported that Payne was “high on drugs and alcohol” and called 911. Payne was discovered in the hotel courtyard shortly after he had fallen from his balcony.