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Rio police seize passports of Irish officials
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian police on Sunday seized passports from three Irish officials accused of involvement in black market ticket ring in Rio, police said. The
Published on: Aug 23, 2016, 06:51:29 IST
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian police on Sunday seized passports from three Irish officials accused of involvement in black market ticket ring in Rio, police said. The early morning raid at the Irish office in the Olympic Village also netted phones and computers. Irish International Olympic Committee member Patrick Hickey has already been detained in the inquiry and is being held in Rio’s Bangu maximum security prison awaiting a hearing. On Sunday, agents took the passports of Kevin Kilty, head of the Irish delegation, Dermot Henihan, secretary general of the Olympic Council of Ireland, and Stephen Martin, police said in a statement.
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