A MAN has been ordered to pay more than £400 after he dropped a cigarette butt.
Robert Mitchell, of Rushwick, was handed a fine of £220 at Tameside Magistrates’ Court after being charged with throwing down, dropping or depositing litter.
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The 41 year-old was also ordered to pay a victim services surcharge of £88 and a further £125 in costs.
It related to an incident when he had dropped a cigarette butt on Aytoun Street in Manchester city centre.
The case was brought by Manchester City Council Litter.