Did Liam Payne's fatal balcony plunge hide a sinister plot? $60,000 Rolex missing and murder suspicions loom

Police in Argentina are investigating chilling new possibilities surrounding the mysterious death of British singer Liam Payne. With his $60,000 Rolex still unaccounted for nearly a month after his fatal fall, detectives are considering whether Payne's death might have been far from accidental-and could have ties to a dangerous drug ring.

The missing watch

Buenos Aires authorities were quick to notice that Payne's Rolex, which he was seen wearing just hours before his death, disappeared from the scene. This small but high-value detail has detectives speculating: could the luxury watch be the key to uncovering what really happened that night?

"The watch is key," revealed a police source. "Was someone with him? Did they make a move for the Rolex, and did a struggle lead to his fatal fall?"

Was there a "bad batch" of drugs?

Investigators are also looking into a disturbing angle: was Payne possibly given a "bad batch" of drugs that could have left him disoriented and vulnerable? It was originally believed that Payne was alone when he fell from his third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel. But this theory has been called into question as three individuals were recently arrested in connection with his death. These suspects, including a hotel employee accused of supplying Payne with cocaine, face serious charges of "abandonment of a person followed by death" and "narcotics facilitation."

Police sources confirm that Payne wore the Rolex "at least two to three hours" before his death. Surveillance footage shows him with the watch, yet when officers arrived, it had vanished. They searched his room and even the homes of the three arrested suspects and two female escorts last seen with him. Despite these efforts, the timepiece remains missing.

"Images prove he wore the Rolex shortly before his death," a police official disclosed. "It's missing, and its absence raises significant questions about the events leading up to his fall."

A dark turn in the investigation

Argentinian prosecutors, led by Andr?s Esteban Madrea, have been exhaustively examining every angle. Over 800 hours of CCTV footage have been reviewed, and forensic teams are combing through Payne's calls, messages, and app data. The circumstances around his "diminished consciousness" at the time of his fall add to the mystery.