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In the new episode of our police series host Alexander Nosik descends into the Moscow Metro to watch the Metro police in action. He spends a day with a Metro police unit participating in their daily routine. Alexander Nosik’s crew witnesses an altercation between the police and a guy who illegally entered the Metro drunk. At first the guy was compliant and agreed to leave, but suddenly he gets agitated by the camera. He has to be restrained as the film crew becomes part of the action. The Moscow Metro has 331 stations with more than two billion passengers a year. The first station was built in 1937 and throughout its history the Moscow Metro has served various purposes. In the years of WWII it was a bomb shelter. It also happened to be a concert hall, a library, and even a hair salon. The Metro’s bustling crowds keeps the Metro police on its toes day and night. Aside from drunk and disorderly, Metro police officers weed out panhandlers and thieves. Stealing smartphones is the “signature” crime i
