Five Indian nationals who entered Grenada using falsified passports have been ordered removed from the island but are currently serving time at the Richmond Hill Prison after failing to pay court-imposed fines.
According to a statement from the Community Relations Department of the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF), the group—one man and four women—arrived in Grenada on a flight from Trinidad’s Piarco International Airport and presented fake passports to Immigration officers in an attempt to gain entry.
They were subsequently arrested and charged with Uttering a Falsified Passport by officers from the Immigration and Passport Department. The individuals appeared in court earlier this week and pleaded guilty to the charge.
“As a result, they were fined EC$6,000 each to be paid forthwith, or in default, four months’ imprisonment,” the RGPF said in its release.
A police follow-up confirmed that, as of Friday, none of the five had paid the fines and were therefore sent to prison. Once the fines are paid or their sentences are completed, the individuals will be deported as ordered by the court.
When asked whether the group might be victims of human trafficking, an official from the RGPF’s Community Relations Department said, “We do not have this information at hand.”
