TEN taxi drivers believed to belong to a syndicate involved in meter tampering were arrested in an operation in Wong Tai Sin yesterday.
Kowloon's traffic police and officers from the Transport Department and the Post Office mounted the four-hour operation which ended at 6 pm.
It was launched after numerous complaints from taxi passengers who had been overcharged.
Officials at the Post Office have also received complaints that some wavebands have been affected by people illegally using two-way radios. The radios can be used to tamper with taxi meters.
A lengthy police investigation concluded a triad-linked syndicate might have been operating a fleet of taxis, the meters of which were fixed to inflate fares.
The arrested drivers, aged between 35 and 51, were questioned at Kowloon traffic police headquarters.
They were released on police bail last night but were ordered to report back next week.