snatch squad

noun

noun

UK A group of police officers who rush forward in formation so as to apprehend an individual from a crowd.

There have been numerous reports of snatch squads detaining men on the street and drafting them into the army.2022 September 19, Luke Harding, “Russia no longer has full control of Luhansk as Ukraine recaptures village”, in The Guardian:

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