Liam Payne’s body will finally be returned to his native England today, sources confirm to Page Six.

Security officials confirmed to Page Six that since the accident, the singer was being driven home for her funeral by her devoted father, Geoff Payne, who was in Argentina with his longtime bodyguard.

The singer, who struggled with substance abuse, will now be buried after a ceremony where his One Direction bandmates Liam Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Zayn Malik are expected to attend.

A locally based journalist claimed via X that his casket was already on a flight on Wednesday, but Page Six was not immediately able to confirm that information. A rep for Payne also did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

The former One Direction singer’s body was being held in the South American country after he tragically toppled from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. died on October 16. He was 31 years old.

After a long wait, the release of his body was delayed. toxicology tests was being completed.

As Page Six previously explained, the tests took longer than expected because the medications the singer was believed to have taken before his death were laced with unknown substances, complicating the results.

Meanwhile, TMZ reported on Wednesday: Argentinian police carried out a series of raids As part of the investigation to find out exactly who sold the drugs to the singer, the homes of two CasaSur Palermo hotel employees were searched, along with one of his other “friends”.

As we revealed, Payne is thought to have befriended one of the cleaners at his hotel who allegedly supplied him with drugs during his stay. concerned friend Roger Nores To warn CasaSur’s manager.

Police sources told TMZ While carrying out the raids on Tuesday night, police officers also searched workers’ lockers and reviewed hotel security footage.

Investigators are believed to have identified Payne’s drug dealer “friend” with the help of text messages sent to his cell phone; however, Payne was not home at the time of the raid.

Preliminary autopsy results revealed that Payne had “pink cocaine” in his system, a dangerous cocktail that often combines meth, ecstasy and ketamine, as well as other narcotics.

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