Peru police dress up as World Cup mascots for drugs raid

On Thursday, Peru’s police dressed up as 2026 World Cup mascots during a drugs raid targeting a suspected drug trafficker. Peru's police have become well known for their targeted stings wearing eye-catching outfits. In recent years, they donned the outfits of superheroes or wore capybara suits during raids. The head of the National Police’s Green Squad said that reconnaissance work had established that the suspect was a "die-hard football fan, living and breathing the World Cup fever". That's why officers dressed up as mascots, in order not to arouse suspicion as they approached his home," Colonel Carlos Fredy Alcántara Obregón continued. The mascots of the football tournament are called Maple the Moose, Zayu the Jaguar and Clutch the Bald Eagle, and represent the host nations, Canada, Mexico, and the US. #drug #peru #lima #worldcup #football #soccer #crime