Five Polish nationals and three Swedes who pleaded guilty to illegal entry into Dominica, were fined and made to pay $2,000.00 each to the court before their departure from the island.
According to the charge of the police, on December 5, 2021, Filip Stefan Wisnander, Andrzej Jan Wisnander and Martin Stefan Wisnander of Sweden, along with Marta Koziol, Monika Zawadka, Marcin Adam Koziol, Stanislaw Jozef Zajac, Michal Starck and Maciej Kowalkowski of Poland, did enter the country at Salisbury, which is not an approved port of entry.
The facts of the case stated that the individuals were travelling to Grenada from St. Martin on a yacht on the morning of December the 5th.
On their arrival off the coast of Salisbury, the captain Michal Starck of Sweden, docked the vessel at the Salisbury bay known as “Benad” where they all disembarked the vessel and proceeded onto the island.
The Coast Guard was summoned to the area, where the eight foreigners were arrested and escorted to a Portsmouth quarantine facility and tested for Covid-19.
They all produced negative results and after a five day isolation period, they were released into police custody for investigations into the matter.
At the conclusion of the investigation, the Customs and Excise Division instituted a charge against the captain of failing to report to a Custom and Excise area and he was taken before the Comptroller of Customs.
Starck was fined EC$6000.00 which he paid forthwith.
The police further interviewed each of the foreigners and soon after, arrested them on the strength of warrants in the first instance and instituted a joint charge of illegal entry against the captain and his crew.
They were taken before Magistrate Hansel Valerie in the Roseau Magistrate court where they were represented by attorney-at-law Kondwani Williams and Tiyani Behanzin.
Following a plea in mitigation on their clients behalf, the eight foreigners were charged EC $2000.00 each to be paid forthwith, in default, three months imprisonment.
The fines were paid and the non-nationals subsequently left Dominica.
Elizabeth clavier,now you see the high level of stupidity UWP invested in their supporters?They are saying a GUILTY verdict and a NOT GUILTY verdict is the same.Remember Linton did not know the difference between MAY HAVE and MUST HAVE.
RATTLESNAKE RODNEY did not know CONSPIRING(with others) to commit a crime is a crime.Typical UWP overeducated AHOLES.
JEY JEY ,nobody is as hungry as supporters of UWP,just walk around the island.
These UWP people are always angry,they are always GOSSIPING,they are always spreading fake news coated with lies.
Me thinks that the government of DA is desperate for money and was thinking to make a killing on fines via these visitors. Considering that the death rate from covid is less than .5%, the charade continues. There goes the tourist trade. I am sure that these people will never be back.
That was a little heavy handed Mr. Magistrate. Had they disembarked with the intention of committing a crime then I can understand. Matter of fact some badges enter Dca and anchor where is convenient to take off all the smuggled goods and then notify customs they are there. Others enter via the Jetty right before Capuchin
, offload their goodies and go home like nothing happened until the next round. I know that because some of my family are involved in this BS. Sadly ALL Dca knows that so the popo can’t say they are unaware. Matter of fact I dare say it’s ALLEGED that even government ministers are fully aware.
Yes I said it.
@Anon, did you say “via these visitors”? Did you not understand they pleaded guilty to the charge of illegal entry? They also paid their fines and went the way–read the news article again.
You people are so senseless, it is unbelievable!
Looks like the authorities know how to handle people who enter the country illegally. Why was that procedure not employed for Choksi?
Why wasn’t it so easy for Mehul Choksi?
Because Mehul Choski pleaded not guilty.
I c headline says $20k
ADMIN: When you add up the fines, the total amount paid is over $20,000.
If I was a lawyer I would give them Chinese passports and they would be released immediately
Getting into the country was too easy for them. If access is so easy, maybe it could explain how the young woman from the northern village got her delivery of the killer weapons.
The system worked. “The Coast Guard was summoned to the area, where the eight foreigners were arrested and escorted to a Portsmouth quarantine facility and tested for Covid-19”. We have to be even more vigilant in protecting the borders during this COVID Pandemic. See something, Say Something! Let’s continue to be our brothers’ keeper; let’s be our nation’s keeper.
Hats off to all those involved.
#OneLoveDominicans #OLD767
They probably thought it was a desert island
Mehul Choksi wasn’t so lucky
All of these blue eyes invaders entering our country; yet still, our government is against us arming ourselves. Well again, it’s no longer our country. Since hungry skeritt steal the PM all sorts of people are entering our boarders. If our government refuses to protect and keep us safe; then we will protect ourselves and our family. We must not remain defenseless.
That’s crazy. Am sure they knew better. Sad it went down that way. All they were purpose to do is find a port of entry.