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03/08/2012
Olympic Ticket Tout Jailed
A ticket tout who was seen to be selling Olympic tickets outside the Excel Centre has been sentenced to 28 days in custody.
Josef Aguirre, 29, was arrested on Tuesday, 31 July by officers from the Metropolitan Police and handed the custodial sentence following an appearance at Stratford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 1 August.
Aguirre was seen by officers to sell the tickets close to the Excel Centre and upon arrest they found 56 tickets in his possession. He was taken to an east London police station and remanded in custody overnight.
Appearing before magistrates, Aguirre was initially fined £1,000 in addition to paying a victim surcharge and court costs. When he refused to pay this the court gave him a custodial sentence instead.
The MPS is now working with LOCOG to place these tickets back into circulation for members of the public to purchase.
(GK)
Josef Aguirre, 29, was arrested on Tuesday, 31 July by officers from the Metropolitan Police and handed the custodial sentence following an appearance at Stratford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 1 August.
Aguirre was seen by officers to sell the tickets close to the Excel Centre and upon arrest they found 56 tickets in his possession. He was taken to an east London police station and remanded in custody overnight.
Appearing before magistrates, Aguirre was initially fined £1,000 in addition to paying a victim surcharge and court costs. When he refused to pay this the court gave him a custodial sentence instead.
The MPS is now working with LOCOG to place these tickets back into circulation for members of the public to purchase.
(GK)
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