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Police dress as World Cup mascots for drug raid
Key takeaways
- Zayu the Jaguar, center, was not involved in the raid.
- A video posted to the police's official Tik Tok 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."
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Zayu the Jaguar, center, was not involved in the raid. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Police in Peru took a novel approach to clamping down on drug trafficking on Wednesday as they conducted a raid in Lima disguised as the 2026 World Cup mascots.
A video posted to the police's official Tik Tok 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."
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