This video was recently captured in Peru's capital Lima. And this is a holiday themed sting, where one police officer dressed as the most famous holiday villain, the Grinch. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.
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00:00This video was recently captured in Peru's capital, Lima, and this is a holiday-themed sting
00:05where one police officer dressed as the most famous holiday villain, the Grinch,
00:10before busting down the door of some alleged drug dealers and making some arrests.
00:14The bust was conducted by the Turna Group, a special unit of officers who often don
00:18costumes during drug busts, previously dressing up as superheroes and even slashers
00:23like Freddy Krueger and Jason. This year they chose the reviled Grinch, a criminal himself,
00:28known for larceny around the holidays. This is one of the police officers,
00:32Carlos Lopez, who explained the Grinch's involvement, telling reporters,
00:37He initiated the operation by breaking the access door, and under the figure of flagrancy,
00:42we managed to capture these three drug dealers, who today will be placed at the disposal of the
00:46judicial authorities. This bust included the arrest of three individuals. Authorities say
00:51they recovered some cocaine and cash during the bust.