Police target second syndicate in a week, as investigation shows platform loopholes exploited and fake ID documents used to register drivers
Hong Kong police have arrested two visitors from mainland China and three residents on suspicion of being part of a syndicate that recruits drivers to provide illegal ride-hailing services in the city by using tourist visas and fake identity cards.
The force said on Saturday that it arrested three residents in the past two days in Tuen Mun and Lok Ma Chau for allegedly conspiring to defraud, laundering money and aiding and abetting others to breach their conditions of stay.
Police said the case was the second to involve a ride-hailing syndicate in a crackdown in the past week.
The trio comprised two men and one woman aged between 41 and 65.
