THREE defendants who confessed to charges of illegal entry following their appearance before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Albion Court on Tuesday were each fined $20,000, or two weeks’ imprisonment.Rawla Munroe illegally departed Guyana for Suriname on June 6, 2009, while Ramraj Rabindranauth left these shores on November 15, 2011 and Lallman Beharry on August 18, 2013.

Police Sergeant Phillip Sherrif prosecuting, said the men were arrested at the Number 78 Village Foreshore on February 22. The men had departed for Suriname by land frontier other than a port of entry under the Immigration Act.
However, after the men had expressed regret over the offence, Attorney at law, Ryan Crawford informed the court that he was somewhat confused by the particulars of the charge, as Customs Officers are usually seen at the Number 78 ‘back track ‘location, and they see who are leaving and who are returning.