TWO Venezuelans, Erica Lance, 25 and Maryann Gonsalves, 26, appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman Tuesday , on separate charges of illegal entry to Guyana.Through an interpreter, both of them pleaded guilty to the offence, particulars of which said, on Friday, November 8, in the North West District, they entered Guyana by sea and disembarked without the consent of an immigration officer.
Police Sergeant Vishnu Hunt, prosecuting, told the Court, on that day, Lance and Gonsalves came by sea on a small boat at Mabaruma, which is a port of entry but did not present themselves to immigration.
Lance claimed she has one son with her common-law spouse in Guyana and came to see the child.
They were each ordered to pay fines of $30,000 with the alternative of 12 months imprisonment and be deported immediately after the fine is paid.