More arrests over illegal Olympic tickets

Three people have been arrested trying to sell illegal tickets to Olympic events in Rio de Janeiro.

The trio were found with 19 tickets to various events, including swimming, tennis and athletics.

Cash was also seized during the arrest, military police said in a statement.

The latest arrests follow the high-profile bust of a British man and his interpreter over the sale of fake tickets and the separate arrest of a gang of 10 from Sao Paulo over the sale of illegal tickets.

More than 40 ticket scalpers were also arrested around the main Olympic Park after the Games started.