Illegal aircraft in Region 8: Venezuelan, Colombian charged for illegal entry, narco possession

The two foreigners – a Venezuelan and a Colombian- who were found onboard an aircraft which illegally landed at the Mahdia airstrip, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), last week, were remanded to prison.

Thirty-two-year-old Juan David Villa and 48-year-old Gustavo Gomez appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Tuesday. They faced charges of illegal entry into Guyana and possession of two grams of marijuana.
Both men pleaded not guilty to the charges and were remanded to prison. They are expected to make their next court appearance on November 16.
On November 4, the duo landed a twin-engine Piper Seneca without registration at Mahdia, Region Eight, and was promptly detained by Police.
Police said when they received reports of the incident, a party of policemen were dispatched to the area. There, the plane was in front of the TransGuyana hangar and the foreigners were standing in front of the aircraft talking to the security and ramp attendant.
When confronted by the Police, one of the men who spoke in English said: “We are lost, we came from Venezuela and going to look for gold.”
At the time, the aircraft contained three 15 gallon drums, two of which contained fuel, one hammock with net, one bag containing clothing and personal effects and a black bag with identification cards documents, one Garmin GPS, one Iridium Phone, one Icom radio set, one spot trace device, two phone chargers, one earpiece, one lighter, one torchlight, one Motorola phone, one Samsung phone, one knife, two wristwatches, one wallet, and bamboo wrap.
The items were lodged and the aircraft was placed under guard. (G9)