Liam Payne had ‘pink cocaine,’ other drugs in system when he died: report

Former One Direction prima Liam Payne had aggregate substances successful his bloodstream erstwhile helium died, including a operation nicknamed “pink cocaine,” according to a toxicology report.

Payne, 31, had cocaine, benzodiazepine, ace and “pink cocaine,” a cocktail of aggregate recreational drugs, in his system, ABC News reported.

Officials had said past week that Payne had taken “Cristal,” which tin cause hallucinations, aggression and erratic behavior. Investigators judge a edifice worker whitethorn person procured the drugs for Payne.

A bottle of liquor, cause paraphernalia and anti-anxiety medication were besides recovered successful his edifice room.

Payne died Oct. 16 successful Buenos Aires, Argentina aft falling from a edifice balcony. Local officials said helium jumped, but the circumstances down the incidental stay nether investigation. The preliminary autopsy named the origin of decease arsenic “multiple traumas” and “internal and outer bleeding.”

Minutes earlier his decease a edifice worker called exigency services to study Payne was trashing his country and whitethorn beryllium a information to himself.

He was reportedly kicked retired of a antithetic hotel days earlier his decease for bothering different guests and being intoxicated.

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Geoff Payne (right), begetter of Liam Payne, aknowledges the fans astatine a memorial extracurricular Casa Sur Hotel successful Buenos Aires, Argentina connected Friday. (Photo by Marcos Brindicci/Getty Images)

What is “pink cocaine?”

Pink cocaine is simply a premix of respective drugs including methamphetamine, ketamine, MDMA (ecstasy), 2-CB (a almighty psychedelic) and caffeine, but nary existent cocaine. It’s besides called a fig of different names, including Tusi.

According to the National Capital Poison Center, the substance is powdery and gets its pinkish hue from nutrient coloring. Artificial flavoring is sometimes added to the mix.

It is becoming much communal successful nine and enactment settings and is not considered arsenic unsafe arsenic opioids oregon fentanyl, though those drugs person been recovered successful pinkish cocaine samples.

“It is besides important to cognize that pinkish cocaine whitethorn beryllium contaminated with drugs beyond those mentioned here, truthful unanticipated effects tin hap depending connected what is successful the mixture,” the NCPC says.

The cause was named successful a caller suit against Sean “Diddy” Combs arsenic 1 of the disgraced hip-hop mogul’s go-to drugs.

Last week, the Drug Enforcement Agency issued a informing for New York City arsenic the cause grows successful popularity since first being spotted astir 2 years ago.