An 18-year-old welder from Mount Salem District, St. James, has been arrested and charged with possession of id info.
The person, recognized as Lyon Burrell, was present in possession of private particulars—together with names, contact numbers, banking info, and addresses—of people residing abroad, which he couldn’t adequately account for.
The arrest occurred on February 14, 2025, at roughly 3:52 PM, throughout a focused operation by legislation enforcement officers within the Leeds space of Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth. Performing on intelligence {that a} resident within the neighborhood was concerned in lottery scamming actions, the police visited the premises and found Burrell in possession of the aforementioned info.
Burrell was subsequently arrested and charged in reference to the incident. The authorities haven’t disclosed additional particulars relating to the investigation or potential hyperlinks to bigger legal actions.
