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Seoul Police took into custody eight taxi drivers on suspicion of repeatedly overcharging foreign visitors, officials said Thursday.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the accused targeted foreign passengers, taking advantage of them being relatively unfamiliar with the market price here. They are suspected of frequenting Incheon International Airport and famous tourist and shopping sites like Myeong-dong and Dongdaemoon-gu in central Seoul in search of their targets.
One of the accused, a 34-year-old identified as Sung, is alleged to have overcharged foreign passengers about 40 times from July 2014 to June 2015, reaping illicit profits of some 2.36 million won ($2,100). Another driver, a 50-year-old surnamed Jeon, charged about ten times the amount for a fare between Gimpo International Airport and Incheon International Airport.
Police said they are expanding investigation around tourist sites for a clamp down on such illegal practices.
By Yoon Min-sik (minsikyoon@heraldcorp.com)
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the accused targeted foreign passengers, taking advantage of them being relatively unfamiliar with the market price here. They are suspected of frequenting Incheon International Airport and famous tourist and shopping sites like Myeong-dong and Dongdaemoon-gu in central Seoul in search of their targets.
One of the accused, a 34-year-old identified as Sung, is alleged to have overcharged foreign passengers about 40 times from July 2014 to June 2015, reaping illicit profits of some 2.36 million won ($2,100). Another driver, a 50-year-old surnamed Jeon, charged about ten times the amount for a fare between Gimpo International Airport and Incheon International Airport.
Police said they are expanding investigation around tourist sites for a clamp down on such illegal practices.
By Yoon Min-sik (minsikyoon@heraldcorp.com)
