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SINGAPORE — A total of 14 drivers were arrested by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a three-day operation this week at the Changi Airport for providing illegal chauffeur services. In a Facebook post by LTA on Aug 30, it said the drivers were providin14 drivers caught at airport for providing illegal rides between Singapore and Malaysia
SINGAPORE — A total of 14 drivers were arrested by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a three-day operation this week at the Changi Airport for providing illegal chauffeur services. In a Facebook post by LTA on Aug 30, it said the drivers were providing rides illegally between Singapore and Malaysia, as well as within Singapore. Their vehicles, foreign-registered, were also seized. Earlier on Aug 7, the agency also arrested four drivers for providing illegal cross-border rides between Singapore and Malaysia, and seized their Malaysia-registered vehicles. The latest arrests bring the total number of drivers caught for providing illegal cross-border services to 32 since 2022, an LTA spokesperson told The Straits Times. Checks by ST on Aug 8 found that several Facebook pages, Telegram groups, websites and more than 20 listings on e-commerce platform Carousell were offering cross-border chauffeur services targeting travellers from Singapore. One website with a Malaysian contact number offered a ride from Singapore to Mount Austin in Johor Bahru on a multi-purpose vehicle at a starting fee of $100. Read more