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.

Liam Payne died Oct. 16 as a "result of the fall" from the third floor of a Buenos Aires hotel balcony, according to the prosecutor's office in Argentina.

Liam Payne was reportedly “kicked out” of a different hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, days before he plummeted to his death. Sources claim the 31-year-old star was forced to leave Palacio Duhau — Park Hyatt Buenos Aires and appeared to be under the influence before eventually checking into the CasaSur Hotel,