CAPITAL NEWS PHV DRIVER INHALES CRACK BEHIND WHEEL IN STREET
A minicab driver was secretly filmed inhal- ing crack cocaine as walkers passed only inches away.
A shocked witness watched as he pulled kitchen foil from the boot, sprinkled on coke crystals and heated them from underneath.
He then used a makeshift tube to inhale the fumes. The man, described as Asian and aged about 30, leaned back as he felt the hit, before driving off minutes later.
The witness, who did not want to be named, said: “There was no other explanation for what he was doing. I called my girlfriend
over and we contin- ued watching in disbelief. It is terrify- ing to think he could have been going to another job.”
The minicab, cap- tured in Plaistow, East London, carried the Addison Lee livery. The capital’s largest taxi firm claimed the driver had just fin-
ished his shift at 10am and was not picking up passen- gers.
A spokesman thanked The Sun on Sunday for the video evidence. He added: “We have referred this to the police and TfL. The driver will no longer be providing his services to Addison Lee.”
INFORMATION FROM TRADE LEADS TO ARREST OF 60+ BOGUS DRIVERS
Transport for London (TfL) and the Metro- politan Police Service Safer Transport Com- mand (STC) are working in partner- ship to investigate reports from the taxi trade of unlicensed taxi drivers operating within London.
Since the beginning of October, 16 people have been arrested for fraud offences, 12 of which were part of Operation Excalibur, a joint initiative using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras in Westminster. A 59-year-old man arrested as part of this operation, was due in court to be sentenced after being
convicted of fraud by false representation and possessing arti- cles for use in fraud. The recent activity builds upon an increased focus over the past 18 months following information received from the trade, which has seen over 60 arrests and some severe sen- tences being given. Earlier this year, a 52- year-old man was jailed for two years for nine offences under the fraud act. He had never been a licensed taxi driver, but had used forged taxi driver licences, badges and plates in order to hire black cabs. He had his ille- gal activity curtailed
by the intervention of STC officers acting on valuable intelli- gence received. Work to crack down on this illegal activity continues. TfL appre- ciates the information that has been provid- ed to them so far and can assure you that all reports which are received are investi- gated.
They will continue to publicise their results, in the meantime, if you have any informa- tion about a suspected illegal taxi driver or other illegal cab activity please contact them at
TPHIntel@tfl.gov.uk so we can work together to address these issues.
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