St James constable detained in lottery scamming probe
Published:Monday | February 21, 2022 | 12:39 PM
A policeman constable attached to the St James Police Division is now in custody at the Coral Gardens Police Station in a lottery scamming probe.
The constable works with the special strike force unit.
He was taken into custody yesterday.
A number of investigators from overseas are involved in the probe.
The constable is believed to be linked to a lottery scamming ring operated by Shellian Allen, another Jamaican police constable, who is now in a US jail in a lottery scamming charges.
READ: Accused lottery scamming mastermind arrested in US
Allen, 42, was arrested on Friday, February 4, 2022.
She has since been suspended from the force.
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