ST JAMES, Jamaica — A United States resident who appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday to answer to money laundering charges has entered a guilty plea.

He is 35-year-old Dalton Forrester of Brooklyn, New York.

Reports are that on Saturday, April 9, Forrester arrived in Jamaica from New York City. He was in the process of clearing customs when irregularities were detected. A search of his luggage revealed a total of US$101,378 concealed in his luggage and on his person. Forrester was unable to provide a satisfactory account for the cash.

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Further investigations by C-TOC and the Financial Investigation Division (FID) revealed that Forrester was operating as a courier, transporting the proceeds, illicitly gained through lottery scamming.

He pleaded guilty to the following charges:

Cross Border Movements of Funds

Bringing into Jamaica Criminal Property and

Possession of Criminal Property

He will be sentenced on Tuesday, May 2.