5 foreign nationals charged with illegal entry into Guyana, ordered to leave within 24hrs

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:

Samuel Dionisa Soares, 24, a Brazilian national and operator of Boa Vista, Brazil; Berto Dasena, a Brazilian national and labourer of Marau, Brazil; Yosbani Suarez Areces, 49, a Cuban national and operator of Boa Vista, Brazil; Rafael Da Conceico Viera, 30, a Brazilian national and operator of Boa Vista, Brazil; and Deusimar Feitosa Dos Santos, 53, a Brazilian national and cook of Boa Vista, Brazil, who were arrested and charged with the offence of Illegal Entry, appeared in court on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, to answer the charge.

They were charged with the offence of Illegal Entry.

The accused appeared at the Mahdia Magistrate’s Court before Senior Magistrate Clive Nurse via Zoom, where the charges were read to them. They all pleaded guilty.

For the offence of Illegal Entry, each defendant was fined thirty thousand dollars ($30,000 GYD), or six weeks’ imprisonment in default.

They were also ordered to depart Guyana within twenty-four hours.