A Chinese man and his wife, said to be local restaurateurs, were yesterday fined $75,000 for forging their passports and work permits.
Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry imposed the sentences on Yun Xan Shen, 56, and Xin Hing Chow, 52, both of Lot 4 Canefield Canje, West Coast Berbice, who pleaded guilty to immigration offences for which they were arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
The Chief Magistrate heard that Yun Xan Shen, on December 10, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, knowingly tendered a