Surinamese man admits to illegally entering country to take family back home

Ashepali Mohammed

A Surinamese national, who travelled to Guyana illegally to take his family back home, was yesterday fined for illegal entry at a city court.

Ashepali Mohammed, 33, of Paramaribo, Suriname, failed to declare himself to the nearest immigration authority, as he was required to do, after gaining entry into the country through Spring-lands, Corentyne, prosecutor Deniro Jones told Magistrate Ann McLennan.

Prosecutor Jones stated that Mohammed committed the crime on August 28th.

According to Jones, after Mohammed gained entry,