Police to probe 'who supplied Liam Payne' if white powder 'turns out to be drugs'

Liam Payne, one fifth of world-famous band One Direction, fell to his death in Buenos Aires on Wednesday

Police are planning to investigate who supplied Liam Payne with drugs, if tests prove that items in his room were in fact narcotics.

Photos purporting to show the inside of the deluxe suite the former One Direction singer had checked into earlier this week were published overnight by Argentinian media.

Heavyweight respected news outlets including La Nacion and Clarin confirmed the photos, which appear to show traces of a white powder believed to be cocaine and burnt aluminium foil as well as a smashed TV, were taken inside the 31-year-old Brit’s room at the upmarket Hotel CasaSur Palermo.

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Since Payne’s death was confirmed, a 999 call from a hotel manager telling the operator a guest was “off his head on drink and drugs” has emerged.

La Nacion reports: “The images reinforce the theories around the consumption of drugs and alcohol.”

It suggested the damage to the TV screen had been caused by a blow from a heavy object or someone’s fist. A half-drunk glass of what appeared to be champagne and another empty glass beside it had been left next to the broken television.

A Dove soap packet, an empty glass, pieces of aluminium foil, the remains of a burnt candle and the burnt top of a drinks can were also clearly visible in the photo on top of a desk in the room along with traces of a white powder authorities will test to confirm suspicions it could be cocaine.

La Nacion reported remains of wax and a piece of scrunched-up burnt aluminium foil were also found in the bathroom.

It said police would be investigating who supplied Liam with any banned substances proven to have been in his room.

Clarin said on its website in a news report alongside the photos it published: "Damage and drugs in the hotel room Liam Payne was staying in in Buenos Aires."

The star’s death was announced on Wednesday. The former One Direction hitmaker was holidaying in Buenos Aires with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy when he fell from the third floor of a hotel.

Liam, who was known for being one fifth of the world-famous band, found fame in 2011 after appearing on The X Factor , when judge Simon Cowell placed him in a band with Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles , Zayn Malik and Niall Horan.

In a tragic turn of events this week, Liam fell from the third floor of a hotel building in the Argentinian capital. Police, firefighters and ambulances were seen outside of a hotel building after Liam tragically fell. Police are said to have been called to reports of a man acting aggressively at the hotel who could be under the effect of drink or drugs.

A body was found in an internal patio of the hotel. The police were called to the hotel by the hotel manager. It's believed that Liam fell from around 13 or 14 metres and suffered "very serious injuries incompatible with life." While City ambulance service provider spokesman Alberto Crescenti said he had fallen around 40 metres and suffered “severe injuries which were incompatible with life.”

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