St Lucian man claims he came to SVG to purchase black fish

St Lucian national, Remingus Fessale said he came to St Vincent with the sole intention of buying black fish, but ended up staying.{{more}}

Fessale appeared at the Serious Offences Court on Friday and pleaded guilty to entering the state without a passport and for wilfully allowing himself to land as a prohibited immigrant, on November 29, 2014.

He pleaded guilty to both charges and was fined $500 for both charges to be paid forthwith or spend three months in prison.

The facts are that police went to the home of Roy Fredericks of Belair to execute a search warrant.

Fessale was met there and told officers that he had arrived in the state three weeks before by boat.

He added that he was a fisherman and that he arrived in Barrouallie on November 29 to purchase black fish and decided to remain in the country.(KW)