A Metropolitan Police Department patrol car. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida)

       TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Four electricians from the United States and Britain who came to Japan to work on the Tokyo Olympics have been arrested for allegedly using cocaine, police said.

       The four -- two Britons and two Americans -- were arrested between July 3 and 5, but have denied the allegations, according to the police.

       On July 2, all four were drinking at a bar in the capital's central Roppongi district from around 8 p.m. After leaving the bar, one of the suspects broke into a nearby apartment, prompting police to rush to the scene, according to the police.

       A drugs test on him and the three others revealed cocaine use, the police said.

       The four are suspected of using cocaine between July 3 and 4.

       The four are employed by a foreign-owned firm dealing with electric generators. They entered Japan between February and May to take part in maintenance work for electric generators used at Tokyo Games' venues.

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