Liam Payne Talking to Hotel Staffer Charged with Drug Delivery, Video Shows

Liam Payne sought out the resort worker accused of delivering him medication very shortly earlier than his dying … and their interplay is captured on this newly found surveillance footage.

TMZ solely obtained the video displaying Liam briefly stepping out of an elevator within the basement of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires… chatting with one of many 3 people charged in connection along with his dying.

Our sources on the resort inform us the staffer who shakes arms and chats with Liam within the video is Ezequiel David Pereyra … a bellboy on the resort who police say delivered medication to Liam in a cleaning soap field. Whereas police haven’t but confirmed it is Pereyra on this video, we all know they’ve the footage.

It exhibits Pereyra stacking chairs within the basement with different resort staffers when the elevator door opens and Liam pops out, they share some phrases and slap arms … after which Pereyra heads out by a doorway.

The video was recorded round 2:04 PM … about 3 hours earlier than Liam fell to his death from the balcony of his third-floor resort suite.

Primarily based on the interplay right here, it seems Liam and Ezequiel are fairly pleasant … probably as a result of they knew one another already, and had met beforehand throughout Liam’s keep in Buenos Aires.

As we reported … prosecutors say Liam did not die by suicide, stating he plunged to his dying on account of the results of the medication he took.

Three individuals have been charged within the case — Pereyra, a buddy who allegedly deserted Liam, and likewise an alleged drug supplier … who has since spoken out and denied ever supplying Liam with medication or receiving cash from the late One Course singer.

Cops say Liam had his drugs delivered in a Dove soap box … and police say solely resort staffers had entry to the resort’s cleaning soap provide.

In response to the autopsy, Liam had cocaine, crack, ketamine, ecstasy and a type of crystal meth in his system when he died.