A STREET vendor was on Thursday fined for selling in front of Popeye when he appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore.It is alleged that on March 13, Sukchan Ramdas at Water Street, Georgetown, a public way, caused an obstruction in the flow of traffic by placing a wooden table with watches and other items on the said street.

Ramdas pleaded guilty to the charge and explained that he had been conducting business for 21 years at the same spot. He was fined $7,500.