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Translink says the illegal sale of U-Passes has caused millions of dollars in lost fare revenue and could jeopardize the program.+ Z5 R! X: [4 v* ]$ C5 K
6 r% K9 T/ }5 z/ A( x5 |The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.2 H8 m; p( J8 p
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But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.' x1 P+ y. m* C' M
$ j0 E% [1 O$ O1 H0 r0 U) s6 V& X1 O: D"Anybody who buys and uses a U-Pass needs to know that there are serious consequences if they're caught and we do catch people," he said." l b8 O1 R+ ]' P, K8 ^
, u/ ~3 r6 W: n# _0 G' Z% \8 z( Z* pHe warns officials do monitor Craigslist and other similar sites and will often pose as buyers to catch offenders, who could face criminal charges, including fraud.# @ j- I. p E
2 H9 i5 @& y& H8 P0 f"We know that, in some cases, the international students have been active in this activity. You can understand that being charged with a criminal offense could impact somebody's status in Canada, so they're taking a horrible risk, particularly," said Hardie. |
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