Hong Kong Cab Driver Arrested for Demanding 'Toll' from Officers
Hong Kong police apprehended a 31-year-old cab driver who demanded a fake 'highway toll' from officers disguised as passengers. The incident occurred during an operation targeting taxi violations near the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.
Hong Kong police have arrested a 31-year-old cabby who demanded a “highway toll” of about HK$85 (US$11) from officers posing as passengers during a crackdown on taxi violations. The force said on Tuesday that officers conducted an operation to crack down on taxi violations on Lantau Island the previous day. Officers posing as passengers took a taxi from Hong Kong Disneyland Resort to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge checkpoint. When they arrived, the driver demanded about HK$85 as a “highway...