Steering wheel grab

    A PASSENGER was held for investigation for grabbing the steering wheel of a bus that led to a crash into a tree on the roadside near Kingway Brewery Co. Ltd. on Tuesday morning.

    According to a witness, the male passenger, who had missed his stop, became angry after the bus driver refused to allow him to disembark and told him to get off at the next stop. The man rushed to grab the steering wheel.

    No one was injured in the accident.

    Volunteer recruitment

    SHENZHEN Fairy Lake Botanical Garden is recruiting 100 volunteers for the 19th International Botanical Congress in the city in July.

    Volunteers should be between 18 and 56, and those with botany knowledge are preferred. Expat applicants should speak fluent Chinese.

    The botanical garden in Luohu District is a major venue of the congress, which is the Oscars of the botany world.

    Applicants can fill out applications through the WeChat account, szbgac, of the botanical garden or by logging onto http://t.cn/RiomIY4 to download an application form and sending it to the tourist center of the botanical garden. The eligible applicants will receive one month of training classes between April 8 and May 7, and field training from May 8 to 31.

    Ticket evaders

    SHENZHEN Metro Group’s inspection team seized 17 people evading tickets in a two-hour inspection during evening rush hour at Huaqiang Road Station on Tuesday.

    At around 5 p.m., a man was caught using a Shenzhentong student card to enjoy a discount. Other evaders were caught on suspicions of using false certificates, forged certificates, following others through exit turnstiles or jumping over the fences. The inspections are being conducted at 36 stations and will last until tomorrow.

    According to relevant rules, ticket evaders will be fined 10 times the full-trip fare. An evader will be blacklisted in the personal credit system if the evader was caught three times in a year.

    Illegal diesel trade

    POLICE and customs officers recently raided three dens and arrested 10 suspects involved in smuggling diesel from Hong Kong and selling it in Shenzhen in an action in Shiyan Subdistrict, Bao’an District.

    As the fuel prices in Hong Kong are cheaper than those on the mainland, some Hong Kong truck drivers sell the fuel in their tank for 3.6 yuan (US$0.52) per liter to illegal fuel traders involved in the business.

    A Hong Kong driver could earn abut 500 yuan by selling 800 liters at a time. The traders would then sell the fuel for 3.8 yuan per liter to some gas stations, transportation companies and construction sites, the police said.