Five Brazilian nationals who were charged for illegally entering Guyana, have all pleaded guilty and have been ordered deported.

In a statement, the Guyana Police Force announced that Brazilian nationals, Elvis Maques De Souza, Derick Pereira De Suza, Delroy Batista, Hentony Gabriel Silva, and Hosana Gomes Da Silva were nabbed after illegally entering the country.

The Police said they were charged with entering Guyana by crossing a land frontier and failing to forthwith present themselves to the nearest Immigration Officer, contrary to the Immigration Act, Chapter 14:02.

The five Brazilians appeared on Wednesday in Court on Wednesday before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir via Zoom, where the charges were read to them. They all pleaded guilty immediately and were ordered deported.

In the past year, the Government has been stepping up its monitoring of the. bordering regions as there has been an upsurge in illegal crossings. Several Brazilian nationals have been nabbed in the interior region involved in illegal gold mining operations.

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