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Liam Payne had cocaine, alcohol and antidepressants in his system when he died
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Liam Payne had cocaine, alcohol and antidepressants in his system when he died

New details are emerging about the substances that were present in Liam Payne’s body when he died last month. Payne had alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his system, according to a statement from the Buenos Aires prosecutor’s office Thursday.

“This conclusion was reached after a complete toxicological analysis of urine, blood and vitreous samples, carried out in a very short time,” the prosecutor’s statement said, adding that his family had already been informed of the findings.

The official confirmation comes after local reports, shared by several US media outlets, claimed Payne had so-called ‘tusi’ or ‘pink cocaine’, a cocktail of drugs containing MDMA, ketamine and meth, in his system. But “pink cocaine” (or the drugs that make it up) was not mentioned at all in the prosecutor’s latest statement Thursday.

According to prosecutors’ investigations through video footage, documents and social media, the singer was supplied with narcotics four times while at the hotel between October 13 and 16. The cocaine, alcohol and antidepressants in his system were consumed by Payne. within 72 hours of his death, the report said.

Prosecutors also revealed Thursday that three people — a friend of Payne’s, a hotel employee and an alleged drug dealer — had been accused of supplying the singer with the drugs twice before his death. The friend was also charged with abandonment of a person followed by death. He faces a prison sentence of 5 to 15 years.

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La Nacion reports that the friend had presented himself as Payne’s manager in Argentina, although he was not. Several media outlets also reported that he had not told Payne’s family that he had problems with drugs.

The updates come as Payne’s body was transferred to Britain for funeral services. The Crown Prosecution Service said it could conduct multiple investigations into Payne before his father, Geoff, was allowed to return to England with Payne’s body.