The three Trinidadian ATM robbers responsible for defrauding locals and visitors of thousands of dollars have been sentenced to three years each at the Richmond Hill Prison.

The trio - 49-year old Kelvin Snagg, 44-year old Derek Maloney, and 23-year old Kristol Pereira - were sentenced on Wednesday by Chief Magistrate Patricia Mark.

Last Thursday, the trinis made their third court appearance before the Chief Magistrate and pleaded guilty to six of the 11 charges laid against them. The ATM robbers were apprehended by members of the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) with the assistance of the local banks following investigations into a number of withdrawals from Automated Teller Machines.

The lawmen recovered thousands of dollars that the suspects allegedly managed to withdraw from some machines, including $18,000.00 from an account belonging to a German couple.

The trini con-artists arrived in the country on April 7 and within two days of their stay had allegedly tampered with ATM machines in both St. George's and Grand Anse.

It is believed that the suspects used what is known as the Lebanese Loop, an illegal device inserted into the card reader that captures the card, which the fraudster later retrieves, after offering to assist the affected customer and getting him/her to reveal their PIN.

Pereira was represented by Attorney-at-Law Peter David while Snagg and Maloney were represented by Barrister-at-law, Cajeton Hood.