National Security Minister issues statement on weekend incident near Prime Minister’s residence

National Security Minister Rayburn Blackmoore has issued a statement on an incident which occurred near Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit’s Morne Daniel residence on Saturday.

Opposition MP Danny Lugay was taken into custody following an encounter with police outside the house.

Lugay claimed he was in the area, accompanied by Opposition Leader Lennox Linton and another man, after attending a funeral earlier in the day.