In Peru, Santa Claus doesn't come down the chimney. He breaks down the door.
At least that's what happened when police staged an undercover sting operation against a house of suspected drug traffickers, filming the raid in a video that has gone viral online.
It shows the lead officer, dressed in a padded Santa suit to confuse the suspects, swinging a sledgehammer to break down the door.
Wearing a giant mask of jolly old Saint Nick, he proceeds to help his colleagues round up a group of men inside and leads them out in handcuffs.
"The best gift we can give people is a little security," police colonel Jorge Angulo told America TV after the raid.
The Santa cop is a member of a special undercover unit in Lima that patrols the capital's streets and carries out raids in disguise.
Other costumes include street sweeper, homeless person and hawker.
In Peru, Santa Claus doesn’t come down the chimney. He breaks down the door.
At least that’s what happened when police staged an undercover sting operation against a house of suspected drug traffickers, filming the raid in a video that has gone viral online.
It shows the lead officer, dressed in a padded Santa suit to confuse the suspects, swinging a sledgehammer to break down the door.
Wearing a giant mask of jolly old Saint Nick, he proceeds to help his colleagues round up a group of men inside and leads them out in handcuffs.
“The best gift we can give people is a little security,” police colonel Jorge Angulo told America TV after the raid.
The Santa cop is a member of a special undercover unit in Lima that patrols the capital’s streets and carries out raids in disguise.
Other costumes include street sweeper, homeless person and hawker.
