Days earlier, three suspected drug traffickers were arrested in the Peruvian capital Lima during a police raid led by the “Grinch” Christmas.
this Peruvian National Police Video of the operation in the San Bartolo area was released, showing an officer dressed as the Grinch breaking down a door with a sledgehammer. Once inside, the “Grinch” searched and discovered what police determined to be illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia.
Police identified the suspect as a member of the “La Mafia de San Bartolo” gang. A police statement on Specializing in drug dealing.
This is not the first time Peruvian police have used clothing in an anti-drug operation. Last Halloween, police dressed as characters from the horror movie “Child’s Play” including Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees and Tiffany Valentine conducted similar raids on the homes of suspected drug dealers.
Peru is the world’s second-largest cocaine producer and coca cultivator, according to the U.S. State Department.
“Most of the cocaine produced in Peru is shipped to South American countries for domestic consumption, or for transshipment to Europe, the United States, East Asia, and Mexico,” the U.S. State Department website states.
