The Grinch is busy as Christmas approaches, not stealing gifts, no, he’s cracking down on the naughty list, according to Peru’s National Police. On Sunday, Dec. 22, a police officer in Lima, Peru, disguised as the Grinch, reportedly led a law enforcement operation aimed at putting suspected members of a drug trafficking gang behind bars.
Media Landscape
See who else is reporting on this story and which side of the political spectrum they lean. To read other sources, click on the plus signs below. Learn more about this data
Left 16%
Center 53%
Right 31%
Bias Distribution Powered by Ground News™
Peru’s National Police Agency released a video showing the drug raid. In the video, the Grinch is seen running down the street with a sledgehammer before breaking down a door to a building.
After gaining access to the building, the Grinch allegedly finds a stash of drugs. The video ends with the Grinch handcuffing a woman in the home.
Point phone camera here
In the video, police announce they’ve captured three accused drug dealers in the raid. The video also shows the Grinch standing next to what appears to be drugs and cash confiscated during the operation.
Authorities didn’t release the identities of those arrested. However, they did say they found packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, as well as measuring instruments.
The operation is part of Peru’s police tradition of dressing undercover agents as holiday characters during Christmas, Halloween and even Valentine’s Day.
[KARAH RUCKER]
THE GRINCH IS BUSY AS CHRISTMAS DAY LOOMS.
NOT STEALING GIFTS.
NO, HE’S CRACKING DOWN ON THE NAUGHTY LIST.
A PERUVIAN POLICE OFFICER DISGUISED AS THE GRINCH LED A LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION IN LIMA AIMED AT PUTTING SUSPECTED DRUG TRAFFICKERS BEHIND BARS.
IN A VIDEO RELEASED BY PERU’S NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY THE GRINCH RUNS DOWN THE STREET WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER AND BUSTS DOWN A DOOR TO A BUILDING.
INSIDE HE FINDS THE ALLEGED STASH OF DRUGS AND IS SEEN HANDCUFFING A WOMAN IN THE HOME.
POLICE ANNOUNCED THEY CAPTURED THREE ACCUSED DRUG DEALERS IN THE RAID.
THEY ALSO SHOW THE GUY IN GREENSTANDING NEXT TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE DRUGS AND CASH CONFISCATED DURING THE OPERATION.
AUTHORITIES DID NOT RELEASE THE IDENTITIES OF THOSE ARRESTED BUT DID SAY THEY FOUND PACKAGES OF COCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE AND COCAINE PASTE, AS WELL AS MEASURING INSTRUMENTS.
THE OPERATION IS PART OF A POLICE TRADITION IN PERU OF DRESSING UNDERCOVER AGENTS UP AS HOLIDAY CHARACTERS DURING CHRISTMAS, HALLOWEEN AND EVEN VALENTINE’S DAY.
FOR MORE ON THIS STORY– DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP OR VISIT SAN DOT COM.
FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS– I’M KARAH RUCKER.
Media Landscape
See who else is reporting on this story and which side of the political spectrum they lean. To read other sources, click on the plus signs below. Learn more about this data
Left 16%
Center 53%
Right 31%
Bias Distribution
70 other sources covering this story
Total News Sources
70
Leaning Left
5
Center
17
Leaning Right
10
Last Updated
1 day ago
Bias Distribution Powered by Ground News™
Straight to your inbox.
By entering your email, you agree to the Terms & Conditions and acknowledge the Privacy Policy.
MOST POPULAR
-
Ukraine Armed Forces
Ukraine uses all-drone ground attack force in historic first
-
Getty Images
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs facing two new sexual assault lawsuits
-
Getty Images
American Airlines temporarily grounded all flights on Christmas Eve
-
Reuters
Gaetz responds after House Ethics Committee releases report