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Police to monitor online train ticket scalping

Source: Xinhua | 01-15-2009 10:28

Special Report:   2009 Spring Festival

China's police are monitoring the Internet in a crackdown on train ticket scalpers preying on millions of travelers trying to get home for the traditional Spring Festival.

January 15, 2009, 10:30 am, Chinese Ministry of Railways held the second press conference for 2009 Spring Festival travel. Officials said effective measures to be taken to brace for the passenger flow peak. 
January 15, 2009, 10:30 am, China's Ministry of Railways 
held the second press conference for 2009 Spring Festival 
travel. Officials said effective measures to be taken to 
brace for the passenger flow peak.(Xinhua)

A Ministry of Public Security spokesman said Wednesday that police would take effective measures to find those responsible for rampant scalping during the annual peak travel season.

Police launched the "Blue Shield" campaign against scalpers on December 15, and to date had arrested more than 2,300 people and recovered 78,000 scalped train tickets, including 60,000 fake tickets, with a face value of 2.46 million yuan (US$360,000).