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Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson granted bail in the sum of $190,000 to a man who allegedly forged a Guyana passport and inserted a fake United States (US) visa.

Bascom Lallbachan, 44, of 21 Good Hope, Mahaica pleaded not guilty to charges of uttering a forged document and conspiracy to commit a felony when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

It is alleged that on November 27 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, Lallbachan uttered to a police constable one Republic of Guyana passport in favour of himself with a US visa inserted purporting to show it was genuine and had been issued to him by the US authorities knowing the same to be false.

Further, between October 1 and November 22 at Station Street, Kitty the accused along with a person or persons unknown conspired to commit a felony – that is to say he inserted a fake US visa in a Republic of Guyana passport in favour of himself.

Lallbachan was granted bail in the sum of $95,000 on  each charge and he has to return to court on January 20.

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  1. PATT UNITED STATES says:

    Strange officials can always find faked documents and still cannot get the real masterminds.

  2. J UNITED STATES says:

    It is not any better coming to the U.S illegally. You will never be able to be straight if you enter illegally. Do you really want to come here and get some crappy job, not be able to rent, seek medical attention, or ever travel outside the country? You won’t be able to drive or do anything without a social security number or status.

    It doesn’t pay to be dishonest. It is bad everywhere right now. Europe, Canada, and the U.S. Even citizens of these countries can’t get a job. Make it work in Guyana. Be one of those people that help force a change.



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