The key facts

  • About 200 people detained, including minors
  • Detainees taken to the Basmanny and Tagansky police stations
  • Teenagers began to be released home after questioning

Massive raid in the Kitay-Gorod area

Moscow police detained about 200 people, including minors, in the Kitay-Gorod area. The detainees were taken to the Basmanny and Tagansky police stations, reports the Telegram channel Baza, as retold by Gazeta.Ru.

How the checks were carried out

According to Baza, on the street police were checking young people's documents and asking whether they had consumed alcohol. Those who could not confirm their identity or showed signs of alcohol intoxication were taken to a police station for further checks.

The fate of the minors

It was initially reported that parents could not reach many of the detained teenagers. It later emerged that minors began to be released home after being questioned. The outlet notes that the story is being updated, so the final number of detainees and the further consequences of the raid remain unknown.