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The police have made another dent in the multi-million dollar lottery scam operating in St. James.
Following a two day operation involving the Organised Crime Investigation Division, (OCID), five persons, said to be major players in the illegal operation, were arrested.
During the first operation on Wednesday January 23, OCID personnel carried out a raid in Mount Salem, Montego Bay and arrested two men and a woman.
The security personnel say cash, documents relating to the lottery scam, and four cellular phones were seized.
The second operation took place on Thursday.
It resulted in two more persons being taken into custody and the seizure of documents believed to have been used in the scam, five cellular phones and a computer.
All five suspects are to be interrogated Friday.
Head of OCID, Superintendent Fitz Bailey, said the operations were carried out with assistance from international law enforcement agencies.
Superintendent Bailey said OCID will continue to pursue its investigations as the proceeds from the scam are being used to support some of the major gangs in Montego Bay.
Following a two day operation involving the Organised Crime Investigation Division, (OCID), five persons, said to be major players in the illegal operation, were arrested.
During the first operation on Wednesday January 23, OCID personnel carried out a raid in Mount Salem, Montego Bay and arrested two men and a woman.
The security personnel say cash, documents relating to the lottery scam, and four cellular phones were seized.
The second operation took place on Thursday.
It resulted in two more persons being taken into custody and the seizure of documents believed to have been used in the scam, five cellular phones and a computer.
All five suspects are to be interrogated Friday.
Head of OCID, Superintendent Fitz Bailey, said the operations were carried out with assistance from international law enforcement agencies.
Superintendent Bailey said OCID will continue to pursue its investigations as the proceeds from the scam are being used to support some of the major gangs in Montego Bay.
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