Two men fined for transporting scrap metal without permit in Manchester
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Two men have been fined a total of $150,000 after being caught transporting a large quantity of scrap metal without a carrier’s permit in Manchester in July 2025.
Owen Brown, 59, also known as 'Toney,' of Curatoe Hill, and Morris Whyte, 56, known as 'Iron Man,' of Sunnyside, May Pen, Clarendon, were sentenced in the Manchester Parish Court on Thursday, a police statement said.
They had pleaded guilty.
Brown was ordered to pay $50,000 or serve 15 days in prison, while Whyte was fined $100,000 or jailed for 30 days.
The Jamaica Constabulary Force reported that the men were stopped on the Content main road in Manchester on July 7, 2025, during a mobile patrol by the Agricultural Protection Branch Area 3 Team in the Williamsfield community.
A search of their vehicle revealed the scrap metal, but neither man could produce a valid carrier’s license.
They were arrested and later charged for failure to produce a carriers' permit.
The case was mentioned in court three times before the men entered guilty pleas.
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