(Trinidad Guardian) A 25-year-old Guyanese woman has been fined TT$15,000 for evading immigration officers at the Piarco International Airport with the alleged assistance of a security guard.
Fathima Khan was slapped with the fine yesterday after pleading guilty to the Immigration offence before Magistrate Avion Gill during her second court appearance.
According to the evidence in the case, Khan arrived on a flight from Guyana on January 14, last year. With the assistance of a security guard, she was allegedly able to bypass the Immigration Division and Customs and Excise stations and exit the Arrival Terminal into an awaiting vehicle.