Liam Payne’s body is finally being returned to the UK as it has been held there since his fatal fall, according to security sources in Argentina.

The tragic One Direction singer The singer, who tragically died on October 16 after her hotel balcony in Buenos Aires collapsed, is being taken home for funeral by her devoted father, Geoff Payne, who is in the South American city along with the singer’s long-time bodyguard.

Release of his body was postponed toxicology tests was being completed.

As Page Six revealed, the tests took longer than expected because the medications the 31-year-old singer was believed to have been taking before her death were laced with unknown substances, complicating the results.

A security source confirmed Payne’s body was removed from the forensic morgue this week. The star’s rep could not be reached for further comment.

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.

Meanwhile, TMZ on Wednesday Police in Argentina reportedly carried out a series of raids on the homes of two employees of the CasaSur hotel where Payne died, along with one of his other “friends”, as part of their investigation to find out exactly who sold the drugs to the singer.

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.