Another man has been taken into custody in relation to yesterday’s anti-lottery scam operation in western Jamaica.
Simultaneous raids by the Major Organized and Anti-Corruption Taskforce, MOCA, in St Elizabeth, Hanover and Westmoreland yesterday resulted in 14 individuals being detained by the Police – ten men and four women..
The man who was held today was picked up in Hanover this morning.
Communication liaison for MOCA, Inspector Dahlia Garrick, says the detainees are being interviewed after which charges are expected to be brought against all of them.
The police say the persons arrested were subjects of an international probe into the illicit lottery scam.
It’s alleged that facilitators who act as intermediaries for the alleged scammers received monies or goods from victims, which they then forwarded to Jamaica.
Yesterday’s operation saw MOCA being assisted by US law enforcement authorities.
