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Tokyo police arrests 4 Olympics workers for cocaine usage

FILE March 24, 2020 file photo, a man is seen through the Olympic rings in front of the New National Stadium in Tokyo. (Reuters)

Four foreign electricians engaged in maintenance works for the Tokyo Olympic Games have been arrested for allegedly using cocaine, the Tokyo metropolitan police said on Tuesday.

The Olympics organisers confirmed that the four are employees of Aggreko Events Services Japan Ltd, which has been contracted for temporary electric power services for Games operations.

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