Venezuelans jailed for illegal entry

Two Venezuelans who pleaded guilty to entering Guyana illegally were yesterday each sentenced to a six-month jail term and fined $30,000.

Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton sentenced Antonio Lema D’Oliveria and Osiou Valdio after they accepted that on August 15, at Charity Essequibo, they entered Guyana by sea but not through a port of entry. The men, during their plea for lenience,