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30 March 2011
Last updated at 19:12 ET
A security guard has been arrested near the Olympic Stadium in east London on suspicion of possessing explosives.
The woman, a 40-year-old dog handler, was detained after her vehicle was searched by police in a car park off Pudding Mill Lane.
The Metropolitan Police said the arrest was made by Olympic site support unit (OSSU) officers after a tip-off.
Police do not believe the incident to be terror-related and said the site's safety had not been at risk.
The woman, who was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of possession of an explosive substance and Class A drugs, is being questioned at a police station in east London.
'Robust measures' Scotland Yard said a very small amount of a substance recovered by police was being forensically examined.
Police said another car had been stopped and searched by the OSSU on the M11, but the driver had not been arrested.
Searches were also carried out at residential addresses in Kent and London.
"This incident did not represent a threat to the safety and security of the site," a Scotland Yard spokesman added.
A spokesman for the Olympic Delivery Authority said: "There are robust measures to ensure the safety and security of the Olympic Park.
"We are working with the police in their investigation. At no point has the safety and security of the Olympic Park been put at risk."
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The woman, a 40-year-old dog handler, was detained after her vehicle was searched by police in a car park off Pudding Mill Lane.
The Metropolitan Police said the arrest was made by Olympic site support unit (OSSU) officers after a tip-off.
Police do not believe the incident to be terror-related and said the site's safety had not been at risk.
The woman, who was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of possession of an explosive substance and Class A drugs, is being questioned at a police station in east London.
'Robust measures' Scotland Yard said a very small amount of a substance recovered by police was being forensically examined.
Police said another car had been stopped and searched by the OSSU on the M11, but the driver had not been arrested.
Searches were also carried out at residential addresses in Kent and London.
"This incident did not represent a threat to the safety and security of the site," a Scotland Yard spokesman added.
A spokesman for the Olympic Delivery Authority said: "There are robust measures to ensure the safety and security of the Olympic Park.
"We are working with the police in their investigation. At no point has the safety and security of the Olympic Park been put at risk."
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