Major blitz launched on fare dodgers.A purge of fare dodgers and police suspects has been launched on Tyneside's Metro system.The week-long operation has already seen ticket inspectors, joined by police officers, arriving on trains between Gateshead and South Tyneside South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear in North East England. It is bordered by four other boroughs - Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead to the west, Sunderland in the south, and North Tyneside to the north. and Newcastle city centre and North Shields Coordinates: North Shields (or locally just Shields) is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in North East England. It is located eight miles (13 km) east of Newcastle upon Tyne. . Continuing until Friday night, the staff from transport firm Nexus and Northumbria Police's Metro Unit will also conduct undercover raids on Metro trains. The operation began on Monday evening, when dozens were slapped with pounds 10 penalty fares. Police officers are targeting suspects of a number of railway-related offences, and are looking to execute warrants throughout the week. A Nexus spokesman said: "This exercise is the latest in a long line of operations that portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object. See also: Line to crack down on fare evasion on the Metro. "It is designed to send a clear message it will not be tolerated." |
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