The three slush vendors who were this Thursday in the vicinity of the Plaza de Carlos III will have to pay a fine of 1,500 pesos each.
Stationed on Arbol Seco street, a strategic corner, where the queue to enter the peso market on the ground floor of the shopping center is formed, they were approached by two plainclothes inspectors, a man and a woman, who, in addition to fining them, ordered them to put somewhere else.
“And how do I dispatch, walking? You have to stop even for five minutes,” one of the vendors protested.
The granizaderos were furious, not only because they had their permits in order, but because of the explanation used by the officials to sanction them: that being mobile, they cannot be still in one place. “And how do I dispatch, walking? You have to stop even for five minutes,” protested one of the vendors.
Another of them, exalted, had to be calmed by what seemed like his wife so that he would not confront the inspectors: “Now, the fine is paid and you continue selling, don’t worry.” Some uniformed agents also intervened to defuse the situation: “Go down there, to Manglar, to the other side.”
The first merchant, after walking about two blocks, returned to the same place where he was fined: “I don’t care about anything, I’m going to continue selling iced drinks here for 25 pesos because I have a license, and if they don’t want me to be quiet I’ll move.” from one corner to another.
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