Police arrest Westmoreland pastor suspected of scamming
Detectives attached to the Westmoreland Proactive Investigation Unit arrested a pastor for breaches of the Law Reform (Fraudulent Transaction) (Special Provision) Act on Cooke Street in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland yesterday
Reports are that on Wednesday, January 27, an operation was carried out at the pastor’s home on Cooke Street. A search of a room he occupied yielded over 50 sheets of paper populated with identity information of people living overseas.
Following further investigations, the pastor was arrested for his suspected involvement into the illicit lottery scamming. He will be interviewed in the presence of his lawyer, following which; formal charges will be proffered against him.
The police have said that investigations will continue.