Housing Minister and Caroni Central MP David Lee, who was arrested on Tuesday along with businessman and licensed firearms dealer Hugh Leong Poi – months after fraud charges against them were dropped – is said to have remained in police custody overnight.

This as an emergency bail application filed before a High Court judge on Tuesday afternoon, by the attorneys for both Lee and Leong Poi, was listed for hearing on October 8.

Hours earlier, on October 7, a media release from the TTPS confirmed that judicial warrants (judge's warrants) were executed against both men, following instructions from Director of Public Prosecutions Roger Gaspard, SC.