Crackdown on China train ticket scam

Offenders put on public display by police outside Xian railway station. China Photos / Getty Images

XIAN - Police in CHina have paraded illegal train ticket dealers during a public sentence at the Xian Railway Station.

They have launched campaigns to crack down on illegal selling of train tickets, theft, robbery and other crimes around the station.

The operation coincides with the Spring Festival travel season, one of the busiest periods of the year, starting from today.

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