Three arrested in anti-lottery scam raid

A woman and two men are to answer to charges of breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act following their arrest by members of the Anti-Lottery Scam Task Force in Emerald Place, Bogue Village, St James this morning.

The police say Shaheen Daley, a 26-year-old bartender, 28-year-old Antony Stewart and 23-year-old Christopher Williams are to appear in court on Wednesday, October 31.

They were arrested and charged with possession of ganja.

The Constabulary Communication Network says about 5 o’clock members of the task force and members of the Jamaica Defence Force conducted an operation in Emerald Place, during which, their premises were searched.

Lead lists, (lists of telephone numbers, addresses and other such information used in lottery scamming), cellular phones, a laptop computer, video game consoles, a Toyota Corolla motor car, and a quantity of ganja were seized at the premises.

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