Video: police disguised as Santa Claus to nab drug peddlers

Police in Peru used Christmas spirit to take down a drug trafficking gang in a dangerous neighborhood north of Lima.

The undercover agents caught two men allegedly selling cocaine and marijuana in a house in Huaral, some 70 kilometers north of the Peruvian capital.

The National Police Green Squad agent disguised himself as Santa Claus to stay unnoticed.

The officer broke the door with a hammer and entered the house, supported by his colleagues, who closely followed his partner's actions to capture the so-called "evil reindeer gang."

Peruvian police say the two suspects were found to have small amounts of cocaine and marijuana during the raid.

The National Police said the detained suspects were 25 and 32 years old.

This is not the first time Peruvian police have used disguises as a distraction during operations.

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