It is thought he had been enjoying a night out in Liverpool's fashionable Albert Dock area. He was taken by ambulance to Arrowe Park hospital in Wirral suffering from breathing problems. A spokeswoman for Merseyside Police said an investigation was under way into the alleged drink-spiking. "Aviation security is tighter than that of most other industries and security at Glasgow Prestwick Airport is consistent with the measures in place at other major airports in the UK.". "Glasgow Prestwick Airport is investigating the incidents, as are the authorities, and additional security resources have been in place since we became aware of a similar incident on Sunday morning which led to four arrests. The Everton footballer Andy van der Meyde is recovering in hospital today after claims his drink was spiked with drugs.

The Dutch international was taken ill at his home in Wirral, Merseyside, in the early hours. His partner called police and reported that the 26-year-old footballer's drink had been "spiked". "We are satisfied that our security measures are working effectively as these people were apprehended very quickly. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said previously that US military planes en route to the conflict zone could land at UK airfields "as long as the proper procedures are followed". A spokesman for Prestwick Airport said: "Two separate incidents occurred early this morning which resulted in a total of seven people being arrested. The use of Prestwick Airport by weapons flights has also been condemned by politicians and members of the Lebanese community living in Scotland. A series of possible legal actions against the Government's involvement in Israel's Middle East offensive were unveiled by campaigners on Wednesday.

Mr Mackenzie said: "We've been told that Prestwick is no longer being used by the US military to transport hazardous materials, but we suspect that this is not true." He added: "Unless citizens take it into their own hands to find out what's going on then no one will really know." Strathclyde Police said no damage had been done during what the force described as a peaceful protest. Marcus said he was sitting in the pilot's seat when the police arrived." No weapons were found by the group, who said the plane appeared to be carrying personnel only Its destination was not known. They found the military area and a US plane with its door open. One protester was sitting in the pilot's seat when police arrived.

Mr Mackenzie said: "There was an engineer there and they entered into a conversation with him "They were on the plane for around half an hour. It follows protests last weekend when two flights carrying hazardous material were diverted to RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the body responsible for policing the transit of the flights through civilian airports, said yesterday that it had given permission for the two US flights to stop at Prestwick last weekend but no others. "We have not issued permission for the carriage of any dangerous cargo to Israel," a spokesman said. David Mackenzie, of Trident Ploughshares, said that protesters had accessed the plane by cutting through a perimeter fence at the airport. Sarah Lasenby, 68, from Oxford, Douglas Shaw, 56, and Jean Oliver, 48, both from Biggar, South Lanarkshire, and Matt Bury, 50, from Somerset, also took part in the investigation, it said They were expected to appear in court tomorrow.

Four people were arrested at the airport yesterday after breaking through security fencing and running onto the main runway. The group named the members involved in this morning's action as Marcus Armstrong, 46, from Milton Keynes, Chris Bluemel, 35, from Southampton, and Angie Zelter, 55, from Norfolk. Anti-nuclear campaign group Trident Ploughshares said its activists had boarded a US plane while carrying out an investigation into the British government's involvement in the transport of arms to Israel. At last we have a Home Secretary who has the courage to acknowledge how serious the immigration situation has become and who seems to understand the depth of public concern.".