Housing Minister David Lee has been taken into police custody following the execution of a judicial warrant earlier today.
The warrant was issued alongside one for Hugh Leong Poi, Proprietor of Sport Outlet Limited, by the Director of Public Prosecutions under the Indictable Offences Act.
Both individuals were apprehended by police around 12:15 PM today.
While the specific charges or details of the investigations remain undisclosed, Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro assured that the TTPS continues to act in accordance with legal principles and due process.
Mr Lee and Mr Leong Poi face charges of conspiring to deprive the State of tax revenue related to the importation of a $2 million Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG.
The charges date back to September 2022.
