FOUR Olympic contractors have been arrested in Tokyo for alleged drug use, police and Games organizers said yesterday, as the Japanese capital counts down to the July 23 opening ceremony.

Tokyo 2020 said they had been informed “that four individuals have been arrested for alleged violations of the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law.”

Tokyo metropolitan police said the four men, from the United States and the United Kingdom, were arrested July 3-5 on suspicion of using cocaine in Tokyo or nearby areas in violation of drug laws.

Tokyo-based Aggreko Events Services Japan, which provides electrical services to the Games, confirmed four employees were arrested and apologized for causing trouble for people and Olympic officials. In its statement, the company said it was cooperating with the investigation and pledged to abide by the rules.

NHK public television reported the four men entered Japan between February and May. They reportedly were drinking at a bar in Tokyo’s entertainment district of Roppongi, where one of them allegedly intruded into an apartment complex, leading to police questioning and arrests. The four men denied the police allegations, but they tested positive for cocaine, NHK said.

(SD-Agencies)