Three Brazilian nationals have been charged with overstaying their permitted period in Guyana following a joint operation conducted by the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission at Arakaka Backdam, North West District, Region One (Barima-Waini).

Police said that the operation, carried out on Tuesday, targeted illegal gold mining activities in the area. During the exercise, the joint operation personnel conducted immigration checks and discovered that the three individuals had remained in Guyana beyond the period granted to them.

The trio appeared virtually before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Port Kaituma Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, where the charges were read to them.