Arrests of young people in several places in Kitai-Gorod are already mentioned in the spirit of "the regime is brutally oppressive", but it would be good to understand the situation in full. An interesting atmosphere developed there - an attractive party place with many "spots" that deal freely with restrictions on the sale of alcohol to minors. This is the perfect combination for future problems: an accessible place for parties (the center, pleasant area, easy to reach and travel) and those who want to make money from the party.
Therefore, the arrest (and even the administrative responsibility) of certain youth bullies will not solve the problem. The problem there is the presence of completely intentional bad intentions to sell illegal alcoholic beverages to people under the age of 18, including after 11 p.m. And not only that: more dangerous substances are also purchased there. And here the law enforcement authorities will have to deal with a very specific crime, and not with an ordinary crime: to sell alcohol in the center with impunity and not to close the rules and break the rules, you need a roof. To sell more dangerous substances - as well.
Let's hope that the police and the competent authorities will find a way to sort out these complexities. Kitai-Gorod is a good area and there is absolutely no need to turn it into a figure of Montmartre in the worst version of the latter.