Venezuelan woman on illegal entry charge after Diamond Hotel raid

A Venezuelan national, who was among the women held after a raid on the Diamond Hotel and Bar on George Street, Georgetown, was charged in a city court on Wednesday with entering the country illegally.

However, Maria Manchego pleaded not guilty to the charge and she was released on $20,000 bail.

The charge states that Manchego on September 20th, 2017, at Lethem, entered Guyana by crossing a land frontier and did not present herself to an immigration officer.

In pleading not guilty, Manchego stated