Three Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) officials have had their passports, phones and laptops seized by Brazilian police as part of the investigation into the alleged illegal sale of tickets.
No arrests were made during the search on Sunday.
A statement released by the OCI said: "Early this morning in Rio, Brazilian police arrived at the OCI offices in the Olympic village and at OCI accommodation outside of the village.
"The OCI personnel were asked to present for questioning at a local police station on Tuesday. They agreed to do so.
"The OCI had an allocation of unused official tickets in their offices which had been made available for athletes' families and friends. The police also took possession of these tickets."
Former Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) president Patrick Hickey was arrested in connection with the alleged illegal sales on Wednesday.
He is being held alongside THG director Kevin Mallon at Rio's notorious Bangu 10 prison.
The OCI board is due to meet in Dublin to discuss the issue on Sunday evening.
Source: BBC NEWS
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