Undercover Police Officers Dressed As Santa Arrest Drug Trafficker In Peru (Pics)

<blockquote>A family of alleged drug dealers in Peru found themselves firmly on the naughty list this year as police officers dressed as Santa and an elf raided their home.<br><br>The festive operation, which took place on December 5 in Lima, resulted in four arrests, according to a statement from the Peruvian National Police released Wednesday.<br><br>Police recorded the raid in a video which shows the officers break down a door to a house before arresting a man in a blue t-shirt.<br><br>Officers also seized 1,187 small packets of coca paste, a waste product of cocaine; 166 small packets of marijuana; a .38 caliber pistol and five bullets, according to the statement.<br><br>Police have handed the four men arrested over to public prosecutors, the police spokesperson told CNN, and they could face three to seven years in prison.<br><br>The officers involved are from an undercover unit known as Grupo Terna, which has form for using disguises during operations.<br><br>In 2016 the unit conducted another raid dressed as Santa Claus and elves, and they have also been known to disguise themselves as homeless people.<br><br>&quot;Agents from Grupo Terna disguise themselves in order to carry out their police operations without being discovered,&quot; said the spokesperson.<br><br>And Peruvian police aren't the only force getting into the festive spirit.<br><br>Cops dressed as Santa Claus and his elf jumped into action when they saw a car being stolen on December 10, said police in Riverside, California.<br><br>The undercover police officer and detective were outside a busy shopping center on as part of a holiday enforcement program when they saw three men in the process of stealing a Honda CR-V from the parking lot, according to a post on the Riverside Police Department's Facebook page.</blockquote><br><a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/12/16/world/peru-police-santa-claus-drug-raid-scli-intl/index.html">https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/12/16/world/peru-police-santa-claus-drug-raid-scli-intl/index.html</a><br><br>WATCH VIDEO:<br><br> <iframe class=youtube src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/96WyuiRaisU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch'v=96WyuiRaisU">https://www.youtube.com/watch'v=96WyuiRaisU</a>
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