Fans heading for England’s next World Cup match have been warned police have a zero-tolerance policy against drinking in public which will be enforced ‘for their own good health.’
Officers will step in and detain any fans who become rowdy on the streets of the 13th century-built city of Nizhny Novgorod, and can levy 15-day prison terms.
The disclosure came after thousands of Swedish fans who were in Nizhny Novgorod for the previous match here, drank the city dry of beer with bars having to close early.
Police from its Administrative Legislation Execution Department have strict laws to enforce against supporters drinking in public, outside bars and regulated fan zones and can lock up offenders for public order offences.
Around 2,000 England fans will begin pouring into the city this weekend for Sunday’s match with Panama and every train, plane and hotel bed has been taken.
England fans watching Sunday’s Panama match face a ‘zero tolerance’ policy against public drinking which will be enforced ‘for their own good health’ and could see them detained in a ‘drink den’ like the one above
![Officers will step in and detain any fans who become rowdy on the streets of the 13th century-built city of Nizhny Novgorod, and can levy 15-day prison terms. In the drink den above, people are taken to sober up and learn about the effects of alcohol](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/21/14/4D7BF6E800000578-0-image-a-2_1529587009177.jpg)
Officers will step in and detain any fans who become rowdy on the streets of the 13th century-built city of Nizhny Novgorod, and can levy 15-day prison terms. In the drink den above, people are taken to sober up and learn about the effects of alcohol
![Police from its Administrative Legislation Execution Department have strict laws to enforce against supporters drinking in public, outside bars and regulated fan zones and can lock up offenders for public order offences](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/21/14/4D7BF71300000578-0-image-a-12_1529587164502.jpg)
Police from its Administrative Legislation Execution Department have strict laws to enforce against supporters drinking in public, outside bars and regulated fan zones and can lock up offenders for public order offences
![Around 2,000 England fans will begin pouting into the city this weekend for Sunday’s match with Panama and every train, plane and hotel bed has been taken. A similar number turned up for the Tunisia match at the Volgograd Arena in south west Russia](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/21/14/4D64135A00000578-0-image-a-3_1529587017117.jpg)
Around 2,000 England fans will begin pouting into the city this weekend for Sunday’s match with Panama and every train, plane and hotel bed has been taken. A similar number turned up for the Tunisia match at the Volgograd Arena in south west Russia
One senior police source told MailOnline: ‘We are not to tolerate any public drinking because it gives bad messages that social drinking is good for you.
‘It is not good for you. It is bad and we want to help the England supporters to know that their health can be affected.
‘If they are also seen drinking they might encourage Russian youngsters to do the same. They could be brainwashed by seeing the England fans.
‘They are on the internet (from previous England World Cup matches) singing loudly and throwing their beer. That will not be allowed to happen here.’
In fan zones, England supporters will only be served beer ‘because stronger beverages can cause poisoning.’
Police will also be on the lookout for any signs of racist chanting.
The FA has been notified of a video that shows England football fans singing an anti-Semitic song and making Nazi salutes in a pub before the match in Volgograd on Monday.
More than a million Soviet soldiers died to stop the German blitzkrieg in the city and manager Gareth Southgate said this who lost their lives should be respected adding: ‘Some things are bigger than football.’
![One senior police source told MailOnline: 'If [English fans] are seen drinking [in public] they might encourage Russian youngsters to do the same. They could be brainwashed by seeing the England fans.' Pictured: An anti-drinking poster in Nizhny Novgorod](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/21/14/4D7BF76100000578-0-image-a-17_1529588025627.jpg)
One senior police source told MailOnline: ‘If [English fans] are seen drinking [in public] they might encourage Russian youngsters to do the same. They could be brainwashed by seeing the England fans.’ Pictured: An anti-drinking poster in Nizhny Novgorod
![He added: ‘We are not to tolerate any public drinking because it gives bad messages that social drinking is good for you.' There is no suggestion that any of the fans photographed above had been drinking](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/21/14/4D62F20300000578-0-One_senior_police_source_told_MailOnline_We_are_not_to_tolerate_-m-15_1529587870352.jpg)
He added: ‘We are not to tolerate any public drinking because it gives bad messages that social drinking is good for you.’ There is no suggestion that any of the fans photographed above had been drinking
![In fan zones, England supporters will only be served beer ‘because stronger beverages can cause poisoning.’ Police will also be on the lookout for any signs of racist chanting. There is no suggestion that the fans pictured above had been drinking or chanting](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/21/14/4D62F2EB00000578-0-image-a-16_1529587912317.jpg)
In fan zones, England supporters will only be served beer ‘because stronger beverages can cause poisoning.’ Police will also be on the lookout for any signs of racist chanting. There is no suggestion that the fans pictured above had been drinking or chanting
The political tension between Russia and Britain is likely to raise suspicions of any mass singing or chanting outside grounds from the police.
The source added: ‘We will not stand for any anti-Russian songs or other bad behaviour and we have many extra police officers coming into Nizhny to help us.’
‘Alcoholism is bad. It sends very bad messages and our Government wants only positive messages for the youth of Russia.
‘That is also why we do not want to publicise public drinking. So it is prohibited to drink on the streets. This is an offence.
‘We can warn people to throw their drink away or put it in a paper bag so people cannot see it, but it depends on the police officer.’
He said officers did turn a blind eye to Swedish fans, who were in Nizhny for their match with South Korea last Monday who spilled beer on pavements and added: ‘We understand everything, and we don’t want to spoil the holiday for the fans. We just it to run safely.’
Police powers to detain offenders for up to 15 days has meant a decline in the number of ‘drunk tanks’ in the city where people were sent to sober up and learn of the pitfalls of alcohol.
Only one remains in Nizhny called Vytrezvytel and it is operated by medical staff.
![Political tension between Russia and Britain will raise suspicions of any mass chanting. The source added: 'We will not stand for any anti-Russian songs and we have many extra police officers coming into Nizhny to help us.' Police deal with drunk man in Nizhny Novgorod](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/21/14/4D7BF74D00000578-0-image-a-18_1529588525432.jpg)
Political tension between Russia and Britain will raise suspicions of any mass chanting. The source added: ‘We will not stand for any anti-Russian songs and we have many extra police officers coming into Nizhny to help us.’ Police deal with drunk man in Nizhny Novgorod
![He said officers did turn a blind eye to Swedish fans, who were in Nizhny for their match with South Korea last Monday who spilled beer on pavements and added: ‘We don’t want to spoil the holiday for the fans. We just it to run safely.’ Above: The Nizhny Novgorod drunk tank](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/21/14/4D7BF70F00000578-0-image-a-8_1529587090150.jpg)
He said officers did turn a blind eye to Swedish fans, who were in Nizhny for their match with South Korea last Monday who spilled beer on pavements and added: ‘We don’t want to spoil the holiday for the fans. We just it to run safely.’ Above: The Nizhny Novgorod drunk tank
![Police powers to detain offenders for up to 15 days has meant a decline in the number of ‘drunk tanks’ (above) in the city where people were sent to sober up and learn of the pitfalls of alcohol](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/21/14/4D7BF78700000578-0-image-a-7_1529587084756.jpg)
Police powers to detain offenders for up to 15 days has meant a decline in the number of ‘drunk tanks’ (above) in the city where people were sent to sober up and learn of the pitfalls of alcohol
England meet Panama in the second match of group H on Sunday at the 45,000-seater Nizhny Novgorod Stadiu on the banks of the River Volga with victory almost certainly meaning the team will go into the second round.
Early today Argentine and Croatian fans arriving at Nizhny’s main rail station for their match tonight were checked for any alcohol and police were out in force.
If England fans decide to heed police warnings and avoid public drinking, they can have a cup of herbal tea on President Putin.
His Moscow administration had supported the Mate cafe on Rozhdestvenskaya St, which is close to the bars on the Volga River.
The cafe is known as a ‘spiritual and educational centre’ and was started in Moscow as part of the anti-narcotics and alcohol campaign.
![England meet Panama in the second match of group H on Sunday at the 45,000-seater Nizhny Novgorod Stadiu (above) on the banks of the River Volga with victory almost certainly meaning the team will go into the second round](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/21/14/4D7BF9F300000578-0-image-a-22_1529589245481.jpg)
England meet Panama in the second match of group H on Sunday at the 45,000-seater Nizhny Novgorod Stadiu (above) on the banks of the River Volga with victory almost certainly meaning the team will go into the second round
![If England fans decide to heed police warnings and avoid public drinking, they can have a cup of herbal tea on President Putin. His Moscow administration had supported the Mate cafe on Rozhdestvenskaya St, which is close to the bars on the Volga River (above)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/21/14/4D7BF9D800000578-0-image-a-5_1529587059901.jpg)
If England fans decide to heed police warnings and avoid public drinking, they can have a cup of herbal tea on President Putin. His Moscow administration had supported the Mate cafe on Rozhdestvenskaya St, which is close to the bars on the Volga River (above)
Visitors are encouraged to sing mantras, hold hands, enjoy cultural artworks from around the world and drink ‘Yerba mate’ instead of alcohol.
Many too players including Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi have been seen drinking the healthy drink which is supposed to help remove toxins.
Yusef Ghraizi, one of the managers, said: ‘All the England fans are welcome. But they will not be allowed if they are intoxicated already.’