Police Disguise As World Cup Mascots For Drug Raid

Police in Peru took a novel approach to clamping down on drug trafficking as they conducted a raid in Lima disguised as the 2026 World Cupmascots.
A video posted to the police’s official TikTok account showed officers dressed as Clutch the Bald Eagle and Maple the Moose break through a gate with a battering ram before arresting a man in a white vest.
The video also showed officers recovering packets of white powder and a firearm, and included the caption: “World Cup Mode: Operation ends with the fall of “Pichichi.”
Colonel Carlos Fredy Alcántara Obregón, head of the police’s Green Squad, told The Associated Press: “Thanks to the intelligence work carried out by the team, we were able ...