Phuket taxi drivers from Surin Beach and Kamala talk about the effects of the police crackdown on their businesses, their fears and hopes for the future.
PGTV reports on the effects and consequences of the current crackdown on Phuket's so-called "taxi mafia" by Region 8 Police and details some of the history of passenger abuse, unfair trading practices, intimidation and acts of violence against tourists and residents over the years that led to the crackdown in the first place.
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