John McDonagh has been fined for littering a cigarette butt.
A MAN has been slapped with a hefty fine after he was caught dropping a cigarette.
John McDonagh, of Oaktree Field Caravan Site, Odstock Road, threw down and left the cigarette butt on Chorlton Street in Manchester on August 14.
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The 23-year-old was proved guilty through a single justice procedure at Tameside Magistrates' Court on Thursday, May 9.
He had breached section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Magistrates fined McDonagh £220 and ordered him to pay court costs of £125 as well as an £88 surcharge to fund victim services.
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