A REPUTED husband and wife were yesterday remanded to prison, when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on a charge of illegally entering Guyana. Twenty-five-year-old Jose Rodrigues and Jessica Ruby Escarptso, 35, pleaded not guilty to the offence, denying that, on December 12, at Springlands, Corentrye, Berbice, they entered this country without first presenting themselves to an immigration officer.
Police Inspector Stephen Telford, prosecuting, said the aliens came into the country from Cayenne and, when questioned by the Police on Essequibo Coast, could not respond as they lacked the ability to speak English.
The Prosecutor said they were taken to Charity Police Station where it was discovered that there were no entry stamps in their passports.
The two have to make another Court appearance on Monday, at Springlands, to where their case has been transferred.