5,300 ghost cars seized since NYC toll evasion operation began: MTA
According to New York (PIX11) -MTA, a 16-member law enforcement task force has been hunted for wage smugglers in 2024 and more than 5,300 ghost cars have been taken from the New York City streets.
The task force organized his 100th operation at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge on Tuesday and sought uncertain or fake plates or cars connected to unpaid transitions. Since the beginning of the ghost plate operation, approximately 1,300 arrests and 50,000 calls were made.
Authorities, only 2025 owners of the unpaid fees of $ 11.5 million owed to more than 1,800 vehicles, he said.
The ghost plate process was also done 11 times. Obstruction Pricing ZoneIn Manhattan, 62. According to MTA, more than 97 cars were pulled.
The agency said that unmistakable wages fell 20%.
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