Police officer arrested for skipping ETC tolls

The man, Chen Nan-chia, bought a second-hand Mercedes-Benz car from a dealer for NT$170,000 last year and a license plate from a pawnshop for NT$60,000, said a local media outlet.

As reported, he started using the electronic toll collection lane and managed to escape paying the fee of NT$40 every time he used it since last year till this September. The arrears and fines piled up to NT$2 million, said TVBS.

He was captured near the Sinying Toll Station, near Tainan, on a National Freeway. Chen traveled frequently between Taipei and Tainan, where his parents lived.

Chen claimed that the tolls accumulated from his trips were unaffordable, said the report.

Chen served at a police station under Zhongshan Police District before being caught. He was recorded a demerit point and reassigned to another post.

His supervisors were also punished for negligence of discipline.

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