Rogue taxi drivers linked to 'drugs and gun crime'A SENIOR police officer has vowed to crackdown on rogue taxi drivers who are linked to gun and drug crime across the region.
Chief Superintendent Tony Doherty, the head of the Force's Matrix unit, says a minority of unlicensed taxi drivers are knowingly involved in drugs, guns and other criminality in Merseyside.
They are also stealing trade from law-abiding cabbies, who he issued an appeal to for information to help identify rogue drivers.
Over the bank holiday weekend, the Matrix unit, is running an operation targeting taxis used for criminality.
Chief Superintendent Tony Doherty, the head of the Force's Matrix unit, said: "The majority of Merseyside's taxi drivers are honest, hard-working, law-abiding people.
“They take pride in what they do and maintain their cab to a safe standard and pay for it to be licensed.
"I know they are continually frustrated when they see illegal cabbies plying for their business, in areas that they shouldn't be plying for trade and in unsafe cabs while not bothering to pay the taxes and overheads of the legitimate drivers.
"My message to the legitimate drivers is to help the police do something about it - let us know about the rogue cabs, their illicit trade and the companies who are assisting them to take your business.
"And my message to those who drive around in taxis that are not fit for the roads or that are unlicensed and not insured if they have a crash, is that you can expect to be stop checked by the police in the coming weeks and have your cars taken off you."
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http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/9692 ... un_crime_/
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