Fisherman hooked after falsifying passport form

A man was on Thursday fined $40,000 with an alternative of a three-month prison term after he admitted to falsely saying that he was never the holder of a passport.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry imposed the sentence on Shahabadeen Dhanpat, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The charge against Dhanpat, 29,