KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has named three of 12 men arrested during a series of anti-lottery scam operations where it seized over J$28 million and multiple high-end assets.

Forty-two-year-old Keyon Gibbs was arrested and charged with abstracting electricity, pending further investigations, 30-year-old O’dayne Gilling, a businessman from Bogue Village, was charged with possession of identity information; and 23-year-old Darrion Miller of the West Village Housing Scheme was charged with possession of an access device.

The arrests follow multiple operations between Thursday and Saturday targeting lottery scamming, dubbed ‘Scam Done, Justice A Run’.

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On Saturday, several units converged on Rosemount in Montego Bay, St James between 4:00 am and 9:00 am. Police say the operation involved four coordinated raids during which the dwelling of a taxi operator in Rosemount was searched, and the police uncovered J$21.9 million, more than US$9,000, and cash in various currencies.

In another raid in the same area, a businessman’s premises were searched, resulting in the seizure of approximately J$500,000, over US$6,000, and additional cash in other currencies, leading to the arrest of Gibbs.

Two days earlier on Thursday, June 5, a targeted predawn operation was carried out in the Bogue and West Village Housing schemes in Montego Bay.

Between the hours of 3:00 am and 6:00 am, six coordinated raids were carried out, leading to the seizure of J$5.3 million and more than US$2,900 in cash, along with five high-end motor vehicles.

Two individuals, Gilling and Miller, were arrested and charged in connection with this operation.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Dave Brown, head of the Anti-Lottery Scam Unit, said the JCF is “aggressively pursuing individuals who prey on vulnerable people both locally and abroad.”

Six men have been formally charged in the operations