Detectives from the Organised Crime Investigation Division have questioned three men who were reportedly nabbed last week in Mandeville, Manchester, and are alleged to be linked to a major credit and debit card racket being operated around the island.

The three, which reportedly include the son of a well-known businessman from the parish, were questioned on Wednesday and could be charged by the end of this week with fraud and breaches of the Cyber Crimes Act.

Investigators believe the men may be linked to the production of fake credit and debit cards.

The police reportedly went on an operation in Manchester and seized a number of equipment used to manufacture the cards.

The equipment included a card reader/writer used for encoding card information on magnetic strips, two computers, one identification card maker and two embossing machines used for placing numbers on plastic cards