BRAZILIAN national, Cassia Santos of Lot 18 Laluni Street, Queenstown, was Tuesday placed on $50,000 bail by Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry for uttering a forged document. 

The 20-year-old defendant initially pleaded guilty to the charge that said on Monday, October 13 at Ogle International Airport, on the East Coast of Demerara, with intent to defraud she uttered to constable 21082 Banny, one Brazilian passport with two false Guyana entry and departure stamps, purporting to show that same was issued at Moleson Creek, knowing same to be false.
Santos was represented by attorney-at-law, Ms. Onassis Granville. The defendant explained to the court that she gave someone to look after her passport and was not aware that it was false. She noted that she travelled five months ago and was not told by Guyana and Suriname Police that the stamps were false.
The matter was transferred to Magistrate Dylon Bess for statements on November 10.