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Peru Police Dress as World Cup Mascots to Arrest Suspected Drug Dealer
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
100% centerFirst reported by Mako · Jun 13, 2026
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What happened
Police in Lima, Peru, used World Cup mascot costumes to raid a suspected drug den on Wednesday. They arrested an unnamed suspect and seized weapons and drugs, in an operation the force said was meant to avoid raising suspicion.
- 01Lima police raided a drug den dressed as 2026 World Cup mascots.
- 02Officers arrested one suspect and found bags of weapons and drugs.
- 03Colonel Carlos Freddy Alcantara Obregon said the disguise helped avoid suspicion.
- 04Peru’s Green Squad has used costumes in earlier themed operations.
- 05Police identified the suspect on social media as an alleged gang member.
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