Security scandal at the Olympic stadium London.

HUNDREDS of sniffer dog searches for explosives at the Olympic Park were NEVER carried out in a major security scandal, The Sun can reveal. 

The operation was meant to stop terrorists smuggling a bomb into the site in a vehicle and setting it to detonate on a long-term timer.

But security firm G4S “ghosted” the searches of traffic entering the park in Stratford, East London, for THREE YEARS.
Names of dog handlers on days off were allegedly put down on shift rotas so it looked like they were working. But NO searches actually took place.
The alleged deception may have been carried out to avoid a £500 fine imposed by Olympic organisers Locog for every shift G4S could not cover.
The firm — whose Games security contract is worth £284million — is also said to have used dogs trained only to detect drugs because of a lack of animals able to sniff out explosives.
One source said last night: “The point about the searches was to stop someone smuggling a bomb inside.
“But the reality is a lot of the searches that were meant to happen didn’t take place because the dogs and their handlers were only shown on paperwork and were never actually there. This has not just happened once or twice but regularly over the past three years. It is a farce.”
Two senior managers of the G4S dog section — Keith Francis and Ron Anderson — have been suspended by the company while it carries out an internal probe into the scandal.
An urgent assessment is also under way to determine if security has been compromised. The Met Police have been informed but are not investigating any allegations of criminality.
The irregularities surfaced during a recent internal review by G4S which is also supplying more than 10,000 staff for the Games and training all 23,700 personnel who will be on guard.
A G4S spokesman said: “Two senior members of our dog team working on the Olympic Park have been suspended while an investigation takes place into allegations of irregularities. A full review of our canine operation is being undertaken and any shortcomings in the system will be corrected.”
A London 2012 spokesman said: “The security of our spectators and athletes is of utmost importance to us.”

POLICE last night warned punters to steer clear of dodgy online ticket agencies selling unauthorised seats for the Games. It came as two men and a woman were arrested on suspicion of the unauthorised sale of tickets.