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Who are the Met Police?
The Metropolitan Police Service, or 'the Met', is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in Greater London. They are one of the largest police forces in the UK, tasked with everything from local policing to national security, as seen in their recent large-scale operation against gang violence.
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