Carmarthenshire is a large county, but when it comes to news that the police have raided certain addresses in a bribery investigation it becomes remarkably small. By midweek it seemed that the details were countywide.
Anyway, we now know that a search warrant was executed at the Carmarthen home of former council chief executive Mark James early last Wednesday (31st July) by the organised crime squad.
County Hall was raided at the same time.
The Carmarthenshire Herald published a report yesterday (print only) which included the information above concerning Mr James and County Hall.
I also understand that a search warrant was executed at the home of former Council leader Meryl Gravell.
The searches were part of the investigation into alleged corruption relating to the proposed Wellness Village at Delta Lakes, Llanelli.
As the police have stated, search warrants were also executed in Swansea and Kent, and they also confirmed that no arrests were made last week. However, documents, computer equipment and, in the case of County Hall, email trails, were seized.
And not before time, in my opinion.
As regular readers will know, I have tried to unravel the tangled web behind the Wellness scandal for over three years and have set out the facts as I've found them.
This investigation concerns a public tender, public money and public officials, past and present, therefore, the public have a vested interest and a right to know.
I welcome what is, I hope, a thorough investigation and I'm sure we all await the outcome with interest.
Anyway, we now know that a search warrant was executed at the Carmarthen home of former council chief executive Mark James early last Wednesday (31st July) by the organised crime squad.
County Hall was raided at the same time.
The Carmarthenshire Herald published a report yesterday (print only) which included the information above concerning Mr James and County Hall.
I also understand that a search warrant was executed at the home of former Council leader Meryl Gravell.
The searches were part of the investigation into alleged corruption relating to the proposed Wellness Village at Delta Lakes, Llanelli.
As the police have stated, search warrants were also executed in Swansea and Kent, and they also confirmed that no arrests were made last week. However, documents, computer equipment and, in the case of County Hall, email trails, were seized.
And not before time, in my opinion.
As regular readers will know, I have tried to unravel the tangled web behind the Wellness scandal for over three years and have set out the facts as I've found them.
This investigation concerns a public tender, public money and public officials, past and present, therefore, the public have a vested interest and a right to know.
I welcome what is, I hope, a thorough investigation and I'm sure we all await the outcome with interest.
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