17 Mar 2008
Driver held in rogue taxi swoop
A bogus taxi driver was arrested for carrying knives in an operation to rid
Middlesbrough of unlicensed cabbies.
The arrest came in a joint operation involving Cleveland Police and
Middlesbrough Council officials.
The Friday evening swoop followed complaints from hackney carriage
owners about rogue operators.
A police spokeswoman said 15 vehicles were stopped, with 10 offences
found and one illegal taxi taken off the road because it was deemed to be unsafe.
The spokeswoman said the operation had been a "great success" and that
more were likely.
Source: BBC News
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