Yahya Faroukh, 21, was cuffed and then wrapped in plastic to preserve evidence outside Aladdin's Fried Chicken in Hounslow on Saturday night, where he served behind the counter for nine months.
Other police waiting in cars in surrounding streets grabbed his mobile phone, put plastic bags over his hands, feet and legs and forensics teams took pictures of him and the scene.
A day earlier an 18-year-old boy in foster care with Faroukh was arrested at the Port of Dover and is believed to be the bucket bomber.
They had been showered with love by Penelope and Ronald Jones at their property in Surrey after seeking asylum.
Onlooker Tareq Haque, 21, said when he was arrested his bag was dropped to the floor and fell open - showing it was full of chocolate bars.
'It looked totally normal but all of a sudden they just grabbed the guy and tackled him to the floor.
'The officers came out of nowhere. They had obviously had a tip off. They were acting like they were waiting for a bus, just standing there. They turned around and just took him to the floor.
'He was screaming on the floor with this woman on top of him pinning him to the floor. He was screaming. His bag went to the floor and it had chocolate bars in it and his phone was on the floor too.
'There were about four or five chocolate bars inside. They must have been Maltesers or Kit Kats because they were red.
'Someone was with him when he was arrested. He was saying to everyone 'he's a good guy, there is nothing wrong with him, I know his family and he's a good guy'. He was saying 'this is all a mix up'.
'They started to put bags around his legs. I suppose it was to preserve the evidence.
Another witness said police shouted at the man to hand over his mobile phone, which was knocked out of his hand in the commotion.
The passer-by said the policemen had been waiting in a car, which had seats covered in plastic wrap.
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