. >> he is a trusted out lie thomas bock.atrick hickey is the head of the olympic council of ireland. since 2012 he has been a member of the executive board of the ioc. the 71-year-old was arrested early in the morning at his rio hotel, was later taken to the hospital as a precaution. he is also head of the european olympic committee and is suspected of being involved in a ticket scam. the ioc was quick to react. >> this involves the -- which has launched an inquiry and obviously we wait to see what comes of that. first and foremost we will wait to see what comes of the allegations involving -- reporter: tickets for the olympic opening ceremony on august 5 were reportedly selling for up to 7200 euros on the black market. anchor: for more on a day packed with controversy, we can speak with our college -- with our correspondent oliver moody who is standing by for us in rio. it must have been a major surprise there. oliver: certainly, we have had a long list of controversies here at rio. this is blown others out of the water. pa