Two men believed to be from Pakistan who had secured jobs with the G4S as security guards to be stationed to protect footballers during the Olympic Games were arrested on suspicion of being illegal immigrants. They were to work at the City of Coventry stadium which was due to host 12 matches.
The venue was raided by the officers after their bogus status was said to have been revealed in an accreditation check by G4S, which had already drawn flak over its inability to recruit enough staff for the Games.
The men aged 21 and 24, worked for East Midlands Security were arrested by the police on the 17th and 18th of this month on suspicion of breach of immigration laws the assistant Chief Constable Sharon Rowe of the West Midlands police said.
Police confirmed that they were working with officials from the UK Border Agency while further checks were made on their immigration status.
The arrests by UK Borders Agency followed the proactive security checks carried out by the accreditation centre at City of Coventry Stadium in preparation for the forthcoming Olympic football matches.
G4S today confirmed the EMS workers who were arrested would have been responsible for security during the Olympic Games.
A spokesman said that after vetting and screening checks, the two men were picked up. There are check for criminal records, history of employment, residential address and credit check of people being recruited he said.
EMS is a subcontractor and are responsible for perimeter security, including car parking and pedestrian areas outside the venue.
The revelation comes after David Cameron today vowed to 'go after' G4S for the costs of the Olympic security fiasco, which has seen the deployment of extra soldiers and police to plug gaps at Games venues.
Speaking on a visit to Afghanistan, the Prime Minister saluted the military for 'stepping up to the plate' in helping deal with the shambles left by the private security firm.
And he said he insisted he was 'confident' that he could meet his promise to bring British troops back from Afghanistan by the end of 2014.
It came as the Government hinted that G4S would lose its £57million management fee for overseeing the Olympic security operation.