Brazil: Irish Olympic Committee President arrested over alleged ticket fraud

President of Irish Olympic Committee, Patrick Hickey was arrested and carried away by ambulance on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro. Hickey was apprehended at his hotel, the Windsor Marapendi, over allegations of the illegal reselling of Rio 2016 Olympic Game tickets.
Ronaldo Oliviera, delegate of the specialised police department said Hickey's arrest was the result of an investigation into "ticket reselling towards a criminal organization that came here to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Games." Ricardo Barbosa of the anti-fraud delegation confirmed tickets had been "resold at a higher price".
The arrest of Hickey is being linked to the arrest of fellow Irishman Kevin Mallon on the day of the Olympic opening ceremony. "We are continuing the investigations in order to arrest other suspects" said Oliviera.