Taxi gang busted for fleecing foreigners

SHANGHAI: Police in China's biggest commercial hub have detained eight members of a taxi gang for allegedly ripping off foreign passengers.

A total of 10 suspects are accused of blackmailing 13 passengers in less than two months and stealing 50,000 yuan in cash or goods, according to the traffic law-enforcement team under the Shanghai Municipal Communication Bureau.

Zhan Jian, an official with the team, told China Daily that the taxi drivers are suspected of charging passengers extremely high prices and robbing them when they refused to pay.