Before Liam Payne died at age 31 on Oct. 16 after falling multiple stories at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a source in the prosecutor's office with knowledge of the situation tells PEOPLE the former One Direction member likely procured drugs from an employee at the establishment.

Argentine authorities reported the death of Liam Payne, after falling from the third floor of the CasaSur hotel in Palermo.

Liam Payne was found dead in Argentina. The One Direction singer died after falling from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, as reported by Reuters.