From Caribbean360

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday October 19, 2016 – The head of Jamaica’s Anti-Lottery Scam Task Force is on a hit list.

According to the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper, a top-tier leader in an illicit lottery scam who is said to be facing an extradition warrant issued by the United States government has reportedly placed a bounty on the head of Sergeant Kevin Watson.

“Based on intelligence that has come to our attention, this man has paid over a large sum of money to a gang in the western city to kill Sergeant Watson,” a high-level police source told the newspaper. “We consider this as a credible threat and we are putting the requisite measures in place to ensure the safety of Sergeant Watson.”

While not giving away important details, the police source said the scammer was on a list of alleged perpetrators for whom the US government has issued extradition warrants in recent months.

He said eight of those on the list have already been apprehended.

“This man is now on the run, but we are tracking him,” the police source said. “These guys have a lot of resources at their disposal, so they are able to move from one location to another with relative ease…Nonetheless, we hope we will catch up to him sooner than later.”

The police source said he believed the bounty was substantial, because the offer was enough to attract the attention of a major gang.

“Our understanding is that it is much more than $1 million…It could be as much as $5 million,” the source said. “We also understand that the money has already been paid to the gang.”

When Watson was contacted about the threat, he told The Gleaner that he was aware of it and had started taking extra precautions to protect himself.

“I have been involved as a witness in the overseas cases against some of the scammers who have been extradited, so I guess that makes me a target for their cronies and the other scammers who are now on the run,” said Watson. “When I joined the police force, I knew the risk I was taking, so while I am naturally concerned, I am not worried.”

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