The police are reporting that they have arrested and charged two individuals in connection to lottery scamming activities on Thursday, January 11, in St James.

They are 32-year-old Linton Manderson, otherwise called ‘Pops’ or ‘Omar’, a farmer of Mount Pellier, Gutters District, St James; and 23-year-old Natasha Mills, otherwise called ‘Tasha’, of Sinks District, Clarendon and Mount Pellier, Gutters District, St James.

Reports are that an operation was conducted at a premises in Gutters District, St James, where a search was done and officers found identity information of the names and addresses of persons living overseas.

The two individuals were taken into custody and subsequently charged after question-and-answer interviews.

Both Manderson and Mills have been charged with knowingly possessing identity information.

Their court dates are yet to be finalised.