Cops dressed as Santa Claus and elves bust drug kingpin dubbed 'the Chicago Grinch'

Peru's national police donned party costumes in an undercover operation, where they busted a Lima drug lord and seized a large amount of drugs, including cocaine

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Peruvian police dressed as Santa Claus and his elves carry out a festive drug bust

Cops dressed as Santa Claus and his elves have successfully busted a drug kingpin nicknamed "the Chicago Grinch".

Cops in Peru, South America cracked down on a drug operation while donning the festive costumes, as they kicked down a door and tackled the gang themselves.

In a major criminal operation in the South American country, the Peruvian national police wore disguises to avoid arousing suspicion, before raiding a house in the Surquillo district of the capital Lima on Saturday.

The officers, accompanied by Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and the elves then filmed themselves bursting into the house.

The operation took place undercover, so as not to arouse suspicion in the neighborhood (

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A sequence from 'The Fall of the Chicago Grinch' - akin to a comedy sketch - shows the group innocently walking down a street in Surquillo, which is nicknamed 'Little Chicago' in reference to the violent gangs that ruled the American city in the 1920s, until they suddenly stop in front of a house.

Party agents can then be seen pulling out a huge gavel, with Mrs. Claus swinging it against the door to enter.

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