Cheating cabbies stung
NZPA-AP New York A sting operation netted 20 taxi drivers who cheated foreign visitors by speeding up fare metres with “zapper” devices, the Department of Investigation said. “This sting operation is only one example of the types of crimes being perpetrated by unscrupulous members of the taxicab industry,” the department commissioner, Kevin Frawley, said.
“Our investigation will continue because we believe this type of activity is widespread,” Mr Frawley said. , According to Mr Frawley, the “zappers” are concealed devices which the drivers operate manuaHy to accelerate the meters and overcharge passengers. Investigators found that drivers most often victimised foreigners, especially Asians, who
hired cabs at airports for rides into New York city. In many Asian countries, cab fares to airports can reach the equivalent of SUS2OO (SNZ327). The average cab ride from Kennedy Airport to New York City should be about SUS4S (SNZ73), Mr Frawley said. The undercover police officers were people of Asian descent.
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