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Three foreigners fined for illegal entry

Sep 13, 2013 News

 
A Colombian and two Venezuelan nationals who came to Guyana illegally to enjoy the country’s hospitality, instead, enjoyed the hospitality of the police holding cell at Charity as they failed to present themselves to an immigration officer.
It was alleged that on September 4, at Charity, Essequibo, Venezuelans Paulo Carlos Raimoado Garraway,40, and Sanchez Louis Jose, 24,  along with Colombian national Alfanso Solano Canaseal,75, entered Guyana by sea and disembarked without the consent of an immigration officer.
To the allegations the trio pleaded guilty.
With the help of a translator, who is also an immigration officer, the court was told that the three accused are businessmen and Canaseal is the father-in-law of Garraway.
While the facts of the matter were not read in open court, Garraway revealed that a friend told him that one can travel from Venezuela to Guyana without travel documents and he and his father-in-law and friend were not aware that it is an offence.
Since ignorance of the law is not an excuse, the trio was subsequently ordered to pay a fine of $30,000 or spend three months in prison.
The men indicated to the court that they will pay the fine and the Chief Magistrate also ordered that they be escorted back to the border after the payment is made.

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