𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐙𝐔𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆

— 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
— 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐲 $𝟏.𝟓𝐌 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦

Today, Mayelin Cordova, a 41-year-old businesswoman from Byderado Road, Bartica, was sentenced to four (4) years of imprisonment for trafficking a Venezuelan national for sexual exploitation.

Appearing before Magistrate Crystal Lambert, Cordova, a Venezuelan national herself, was ordered to pay one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) in restitution to the victim.

During the trial, Cordova was represented by Attorney-at-Law Gomes-Richards, while Miss V. Mangalram appeared on behalf of the prosecution.

It is noteworthy that Cordova has a previous conviction related to trafficking in persons, having been charged by the Guyana Police Force’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Unit. In a separate incident, she was found guilty and sentenced to six (6) months of imprisonment for operating a brothel.

The Guyana Police Force remains committed to combating Trafficking in Persons and will continue its efforts through intelligence-led operations, spot inspections, awareness campaigns, and training initiatives across all regions of Guyana.

(GPF)