The official, who is close to the investigation, said this was established by tests after the singer's death on 21 April.
The 57-year-old star was found dead at his estate in Minneapolis.
Detectives have also questioned a doctor who saw Prince twice in the weeks before he died.
Since Prince's death, at the age of 57, a series of reports have given insight into his drug use. The report from Minneapolis Star Tribune cited sources, detailed how those around Prince tried to get him help, but ultimately, those efforts failed. For example, Prince's staff reached out to a physician to help treat him for an addiction to prescription pain mediation, the newspaper reported.
On April 15, on his way back to his Minnesota home following a concert in Atlanta, Prince's plane made an emergency stop in Illinois. The singer was found unconscious and given a drug used to combat suspected opioid overdoses.
Prince had spoken about struggling with childhood epilepsy, and friends said he had hip trouble. His former percussionist, Sheila E., told The Associated Press that Prince suffered the effects from years of jumping off risers and speakers on stage while wearing high heels.
There was always something kind of bothering him, as it does all of us, she said. I hurt every single day. You know we like athletes, we train, and we get hurt all the time. We have so many injuries.
The singer's death came two weeks after he canceled concerts at the Fox, saying he wasn't feeling well. He then played a pair of makeup shows April 14 in that city, apologizing to the crowd shortly after coming on stage.
Source : BBC & WSB TV
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