A man who the police alleged is the mastermind behind a major debit and credit card fraud ring will be tried in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on September 23.

The trial date for Andre Sinclair was set on Wednesday when he appeared in the court before Senior Magistrate Judith Pusey, who extended his bail.

He will be tried on five counts of forgery, two counts of possession of data devices, and two counts of unauthorised access to computer.

The accused was arrested last November during a raid at his home in Caribbean Estate in St Catherine.

Members of the Organised Crime Investigation Division, armed with a search warrant, reportedly went to Sinclair’s home and they allegedly seized several items believed to be used in the manufacturing of fraudulent credit and debit cards.

It is reported that the police also found a square card reader said to be the latest data-capturing device used by foreign banks, but which has not yet been introduced into the island.

A manual hot foil stamping machine, a card writer, card embosser, a template for making Jamaican driver’s licences and laptops were also seized, the police said.

Sinclair, who was at the house during the raid, was taken into custody and later charged.