CHIEF Magistrate Ann McLennan, on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, sentenced a 25-year-old Ecuadorian farmer to two months in prison for entering Guyana illegally.
Juilo Macias appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to the charge, through an interpreter.

Particulars of the charge stated that, on December 15, 2019, at Lethem, he entered Guyana by crossing the land frontier and did not present himself to an immigration officer.
“I came to Guyana in search of employment I did not I have to go to immigration, I am very sorry,” Macias said through the interpreter.

Police Prosecutor told the court that, on February 1, 2020, police at the Mabaruma police outpost was conducting a stop-and-search operation, when a route 94 minibus in which Macias was an occupant was stopped.

When he (Macias) was asked to produce his travel documents he told the ranks that his passport was lost. He was arrested and taken to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Further investigation was conducted and it was revealed that Macias entered Guyana illegally.

Chief Magistrate McLennan, after listening to the prosecutor and Macias, sentenced the latter to two months in prison. After serving his sentence, Macias will be escorted to the nearest port of exit and sent back to Ecuador.