According to a report by the Daily Mail, the authorities' description indicates the 'friend' as Rogelio 'Roger' Nores, who had accompanied Liam in the days before he died. He has also been accused of being complicit in the drug supply, a crime that carries a potential prison sentence of up to 15 years upon conviction, as per Argentinian law.

Liam Payne's close friend, Argentinian businessman Roger Nores, tried to help him overcome addiction, but Payne tragically passed away after a night of distress in Buenos Aires. Nores, who was with Payne in his final hours,

Almost a month after the One Direction singer tragically passed away from falling off a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, his body has been returned to the U.K. to be with his family.

Three individuals, including a close friend, a hotel employee, and an alleged drug dealer, are arrested in connection to Liam Payne's death.

Following the shocking sudden death of Liam Payne last month, a toxicology report confirms that the One Direction singer had traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his body in the moments before he fell from a three-story hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.

Three people were arrested in relation to Liam Payne's October death in Argentina – including a close friend who has denied abandonment allegations.

Nearly one month after Liam Payne’s fatal fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, three people — including a friend of the One Direction alum — have been charged in an ongoing investigation into his death,

One Direction star Liam Payne consumed cocaine, alcohol and a prescription antidepressant before falling to his death from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony last month, Argentine prosecutors said Thursday.