The Olympic Council of Ireland has launched an investigation into claims a man accused of ticket fraud in Brazil was selling tickets allocated to them.
Kevin Mallon was arrested in Rio on Friday along with a translator.
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The OCI says it has no knowledge of the alleged offence – despite the fact that Mr Mallon works for THG Sports, who was the Olympic Council of Ireland's official ticket re-seller for the London games.
Inspector Ricardo Barbosa of the Brazilian police told a press conference in Rio that the confiscated tickets were being offered for more than four times the original price.
