Eleven undocumented Venezuelan migrants —four males and seven females—who were detained by police during anti-crime exercises,
appeared before a magistrate on Thursday.
The TTPS, in a statement yesterday, said five of the migrants appeared before Magistrate Armani Deonarinesingh, where they all pleaded guilty.
The TTPS explained that the migrants, Daniel Alejandro Jimenez Cedeno; Jennifer Simone Leon Mendoza; Krismar Gabriela Hernandez; Carlos Miguel Fuentes Villarba and Jose Leonardo Padovany Guerra, were convicted and fined $5,000 each.
If any of them default on the payment, they will serve either 30 days simple imprisonment or 30 days hard labour.
The TTPS said the remaining six illegal migrants were remanded into custody and were scheduled to reappear in court yesterday.