FORTY-year-old Jadoo Datt of Sheriff Street, Campbellville on Thursday appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan charged for entering Guyana illegally.
Datt admitted that on July 4, 2018 at Springlands, Corentyne he entered Guyana by sea and disembarked without the consent of an immigration officer.

The court heard that Datt was the holder of a Guyana passport and was wanted in relation to a matter that was being investigated by the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU).
Police Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield told the court that immigration records showed that on May 15, 2018 Datt left Guyana and went to Suriname.

On July 4, Datt turned himself over to ranks at SOCU Headquarters and was arrested. Checks revealed that he disembarked at Springlands and did not report to the immigration officer.

Datt told the court that he went to the United States (US) Embassy to get a visa but was turned down.

However his sister told him that he must travel and that he should get his passport stamped. The man explained that he travelled to Suriname but when he called home his family informed him that he was wanted by SOCU.

While attempting to come back to Guyana he however missed the boat at Suriname and ended up coming ‘back track’.

After listening to the defendant’s side, the Chief Magistrate discharged the matter against him and he was freed.