Venezuelan woman arrested at Diamond strip club charged

One of the women arrested last week when ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) raided the Diamond nightclub based on information received of illegal activities at the establishment, was on Wednesday charged for entering Guyana illegally.
Mariah Alexander Mauchigo denied the allegation against her when it was read to her by Magistrate Fabayo Azore. The charge alleged that on September 20, 2017, at Lethem, she entered Guyana by crossing a land frontier and failed to present herself to an immigration officer.
According to the facts of the matter, ranks raided the nightclub and arrested 41 foreign nationals.
While in Police custody, Mauchigo’s passport was inspected and found to be without a stamp, and as such, she was charged with the offence.
She was granted $20,000 bail and is expected to return to the Lethem Magistrate’s Court on February 12. She is also expected to report to the Police Criminal Investigation Department on a weekly basis.