Israeli police raided the home and office of Social Equality Minister May Golan, a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday as part of a corruption and drug probe, local media reported.
"Police raided the office of Social Equality Minister May Golan on Monday to summon her for questioning in connection with an investigation into alleged fraudulent employment and the misuse of public funds for private purposes through nonprofit foundations,” Haaretz daily said.
Golan, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud Party, agreed to appear for interrogation later on Monday, according to the report.
Police also arrested an attorney close to Golan and sought to extend his detention after questioning.
During the raids, officers discovered "a drug laboratory in the home of another one of Golan's close associates,” the daily said, with the police arresting several suspects, including a close aide to far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who heads an unnamed NGO, the report said.
