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Toxicology tests show Liam Payne had 'multiple' drugs in system: reports

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<p>LOS ANGELES - Pop star Liam Payne had multiple drugs including crack cocaine and methamphetamine in his system when he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina, according to initial toxicology reports cited by US media on Monday.</p><div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABOiibzZ8Dy-Aam-&amp;activation=click&amp;vip_mode=playing&amp;vip_position=bottom-right"></script></div><p>The British singer and former One Direction member died last week at the age of 31, after plunging from a third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires.</p><p>ABC News and TMZ said a cocktail of drugs called &quot;pink cocaine&quot; -- containing methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA -- had been found during a partial autopsy, citing anonymous sources familiar with the preliminary tests.</p><p>Crack cocaine and benzodiazepine were also listed.</p><p>An &quot;improvised aluminum pipe to ingest drugs&quot; was also found in the room, ABC reported.</p><p>Payne -- who was found dead after staff called emergency services twice to report a guest &quot;overwhelmed by drugs and alcohol&quot; was &quot;destroying&quot; a hotel room -- had spoken publicly about struggles with substance abuse and coping with fame from an early age.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aloUruHRMhA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Post-mortem results indicated that he was alone at the time of the fall and &quot;was going through an episode of substance abuse,&quot; prosecutors had previously said.</p><p>The singer suffered &quot;multiple traumas&quot; and &quot;internal and external hemorrhaging,&quot; they said.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FBhrEEPhNog?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>The Clarin newspaper published photos last week of what it said was the interior of Payne&#x27;s room, with white powder visible on a table next to a piece of aluminum foil and a lighter. The pictures also showed a television with a broken screen.</p><p>The prosecutor&#x27;s office said substances that appeared to be &quot;narcotics and alcoholic beverages&quot; had been found in the room, amidst pieces of broken furniture and other objects.</p><p>A hotel employee suspected of providing Payne with drugs on the day he died has been interviewed by officials, but not arrested or charged, local police told ABC News.</p><p>Payne was a member of One Direction, the hugely successful pop group whose fame began in 2010 on the British television talent contest &quot;The X Factor.&quot;</p><p>One of the highest-grossing live acts in the world, the group went on indefinite hiatus in 2016.</p><p>Payne went on to enjoy solo success, but in recent years spoke openly about struggles with alcoholism and fame.</p><p>He was the father of a seven-year-old boy shared with Girls Aloud star Cheryl Tweedy.</p><p>amz/aha</p><p>© Agence France-Presse</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/73SggGSJrTU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Pop star Liam Payne had multiple drugs including crack cocaine and methamphetamine in his system when he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina, according to initial toxicology reports cited by US media on Monday.</p>

Pop star Liam Payne had multiple drugs including crack cocaine and methamphetamine in his system when he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina, according to initial toxicology reports cited by US media on Monday.