Peruvian police disguise as teddy bear to capture alleged drug dealer • FRANCE 24 English
Valentine’s Day in Lima a giant teddy gets down on one knee but it’s not a ring he’s bearing rather a pair of bracelets Peruvian police used the Romantic ruse to lure their targets out before searching their apartment where a stash of what police say is cocaine
Paste is quickly found a mother and her daughter arrested and charged with possession and distribution the Romantic Target was Tried by pretending that we brought her a gift from a secret admirer it’s not the first time police here have used such a holiday themed trick previously dressing up as Santa
Claus at Christmas and the Avengers at Halloween as they seek to battle a rising tide of drug crime in the South American Nation according to the UN Peru is the world’s number two producer of both cocoa leaf and processed cocaine behind only Colombia Peruvian authorities say cocoa
Leaf cultivation hit a record high in 2022 covering some 95,000 hectares the country produces around 400 tons of cocaine per year most of it exported to the US and Europe
The Peruvian police took advantage of Valentine’s Day season to capture an alleged drug dealer on Tuesday (February 13) when an agent disguised as a teddy bear raided a house allegedly storing illegal substances.
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3 comments
😂😂😂😂 Looks like the Peruvian police use what they are confiscating.
Smart!
Lolz