An officer disguised as the Grinch busted the door open of a home of suspected drug traffickers in Lima, Peru.

Footage supplied by Peru's national police agency show the Grinch, dressed in Santa’s jacket, running down a street in southern Lima with a sledgehammer slung over his shoulder.

Peru's national police’s Green Squadron unit arrested suspected drug traffickers over the weekend as part of a new operation during the Christmas season.

Peru's national police’s Green Squadron unit arrested suspected drug traffickers as part of a new operation during the Christmas season.

A Peruvian police officer dressed as the "Grinch" busted three alleged drug traffickers in the capital of Lima days before Christmas, authorities said.

A Peruvian police officer dressed as the Grinch, the cantankerous and green-furred villain, busted suspected drug traffickers in the South American country's capital days before Christmas.

Peru's national police's Green Squadron unit arrested suspected drug traffickers as part of a new operation during the Christmas season. Associated Press What To Know "The Grinch," portrayed by an ...

CNN News Central aired a crime story with a Christmas twist Tuesday, showing a video clip of a police officer in Lima, Peru who donned a Grinch costume to lead a drug bust.

Footage from Peru's national police agency shows a police officer dressed as the Grinch leading an operation to dismantle a suspected drug-trafficking gang in southern Lima.

An undercover police officer dressed as the famous Dr. Seuss character went "unnoticed" before dismantling a drug trafficking gang in Lima.