{"id":351981,"date":"2026-06-12T19:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/peru-police-dress-up-as-world-cup-mascots-during-drugs-raid\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T19:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:00:45","slug":"peru-police-dress-up-as-world-cup-mascots-during-drugs-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/peru-police-dress-up-as-world-cup-mascots-during-drugs-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"Peru police dress up as World Cup mascots during drugs raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/d6D_MO7w23M\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Peru police dress up as World Cup mascots during drugs raid\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d6D_MO7w23M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Peruvian police have gained a reputation for their inventive tactics in drug operations. Officers have previously disguised themselves as superheroes and even capybaras while carrying out raids.<br \/>\nSubscribe \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, they donned 2026 World Cup mascot costumes as they moved in on a suspected drug trafficker. According to the head of the national police\u2019s Green Squad, surveillance work had revealed that the suspect was a &quot;die-hard football fan\u201d who was living and breathing the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;That&#8217;s why officers dressed up as mascots, in order not to arouse suspicion as they approached his home,&quot; Col Carlos Fredy Alc\u00e1ntara Obreg\u00f3n said.<\/p>\n<p>The football tournament\u2019s mascots \u2013 Maple the Moose, Zayu the Jaguar and Clutch the Bald Eagle \u2013 represent the host countries of Canada, Mexico and the US.<\/p>\n<p>#peru #fifaworldcup #worldcup<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peruvian police have gained a reputation for their inventive tactics in drug operations. Officers have previously disguised themselves as superheroes and even capybaras while carrying out raids. 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