Colombians Arrested In Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct 25 2015 ā€“ Police have arrested and charged two Colombians for a number of fraud-related offences which were committed between October 17 and 18.

Jorge Luis Cruz Rodriguez, 27, and Valentina Cardona Lopez, 23, were charged with endeavouring to obtain, money laundering and criminal deception

The accused arrived in Barbados on October 12 and subsequently visited a number of businesses where they purchased various items with the use of fraudulent Visa and Master Cards.

They appeared before Chief Magistrate Christopher Birch in the District ā€˜Cā€™ Magistrate Court on October 24 and pleaded guilty to the offences. They were both remanded to reappear in court on November 7 for sentencing.