Overnight and into Friday morning, fiery protests continued in Claxton Bay, over the government's six-month ban on the exportation of scrap metals.

Commuters have been inconvenienced by these protests.

But, now protesters are complaining they are feeling the heat.

When our reporter Cindy Raghubar-Teekersingh was on location Friday morning, police officers detained a man, prompting claims of police brutality.