Hundreds of people, including minors, were arrested by the police in the center of Moscow, in the Kithy-Gorod area. As the chief director of the Ministry of the Interior reports to the capital, "the police carried out preventive measures in central Moscow aimed at ensuring order, preventing and suppressing crimes, including those related to drinking alcohol in public places." The police said that measures will be taken in accordance with the procedure established by law against lawbreakers. The detainees were taken to police stations in Basmani, Taganski and other areas.
Social networks are full of videos of police arrests of a mob of teenagers: Chinatown is a favorite hangout for minors. According to TASS, hundreds of people arrived at police stations. Eyewitnesses wrote on social media that there was not enough room for everyone in the place, so many stood in the street near the police. Parents of detained minors were allowed in one at a time. Video: Social Networks.