VENEZUELA national, Manuel Media was Tuesday fined $30,000 after pleading guilty to an illegal entry charge before Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.The 49-year-old Venezuelan, unrepresented by legal counsel, admitted that on December 22 at Charity, Essequibo, he entered Guyana by sea and disembarked without the consent of an immigration officer. Media told the court that he merely intended to visit Guyana.

Should Media fail to pay the ordered fine, he would have to serve six months in prison.