A 62-year-old businessman, accused of trafficking two Venezuelan Nationals, was on Monday, September 02, 2019, released on $100,000 bail, after denying the offence.
Feezal Shaw, a wild life trader who operates South American Unlimited, appeared before Magistrate Annett Singh at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to the two charges.

Particulars of the two charges alleged that, between February 14, 2018, and June 14, 2018, at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara, he engaged in trafficking in persons and recruited, harboured or transported the two men and did not pay them.

According to the facts, on February 14, 2018 the two Venezuelans were invited by Shaw to work in Guyana.

When the men arrived, Shaw told them that they would be building cages for exotic animals.

The victims were paid for the first three days and were not paid again until June 14, 2018. Shaw reportedly took away the men’s passport and threatened to report them if they did not comply with his demands.

The Magistrate released Shaw on $100,000 bail and transferred his matter to the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.

In 2018, Shaw was slapped with the same charges, but the matter was dismissed in July 2019, by Magistrate Faith McGusty due to insufficient evidence.

However, due to new evidence the case was reopened and Shaw was re-charged.