Two men arrested in Bradford and Leeds in connection with allegations of supplying drugs to former Co-operative Bank boss and Methodist minister Paul Flowers have been released on bail.
West Yorkshire Police said the suspects, aged 26 and 34, were detained at addresses in Thornton and Armley.
In a statement yesterday, a force spokesman said: “Two men arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of drugs supply offences made in a national newspaper have been released on bail.
“The men have been bailed to a date in the new year while enquiries continue.”
Mr Flowers, 63, was arrested last week in Liverpool in connection with the same inquiry.
He was released from a police station in Leeds on bail on Friday.
The Methodist minister stepped down as the Co-operative Bank’s chairman in June and questions have since been asked about his competence in the role amid claims of illegal drug use, inappropriate expenses, and pornographic material on a Bradford Council computer.
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