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| Man held on suspicion of Olympic ticket fraud | Man held on suspicion of Olympic ticket fraud |
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| A 39-year old man has been arrested on suspicion of the unauthorised sale of Olympic tickets, Scotland Yard says. | A 39-year old man has been arrested on suspicion of the unauthorised sale of Olympic tickets, Scotland Yard says. |
| Detectives from Operation Podium and Leicestershire Police took him into custody on Tuesday morning. | Detectives from Operation Podium and Leicestershire Police took him into custody on Tuesday morning. |
| The arrest is part of an ongoing enquiries into the unauthorised sale of Olympic and Paralympic tickets as part of a corporate hospitality package, Scotland Yard added. | |
| The man is being questioned at a police station in Leicester. | The man is being questioned at a police station in Leicester. |
| A search warrant was executed at a business address in central Leicester. | |
| Operation Podium is the Metropolitan Police's team investigating ticket fraud and touting connected to the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. | |
| The team also work to combat scams involving non-existent hotel rooms and companies being duped into buying luxury goods which never turn up. | |
| As of 14 June, 186 people have been arrested by officers working for Operation Podium. | |
| In March, eight people were charged in connection with a £2.3m fraud against the Olympic Delivery Authority. |