With the trick of disguising an agent as a giant bear, as a Valentine’s Day gift, the National Police of Peru (PNP) managed to mislead an alleged criminal who dealt in drugs and arrest her, according to official sources reported this Wednesday.
“You are my reason to smile,” read the sign carried by the undercover agent dressed as a bear, along with a heart-shaped balloon.
The arrest occurred in the Lima district of San MartÃn de Porres, where a police operation managed to arrest the suspects after they approached the large teddy bear without hesitation, thinking it was a Valentine’s Day gift.
The agent waited until they were close and pinned one of them to the ground. At that moment, the rest of the police came out of their hiding places to make the arrests.
It is common for the National Police to carry out this type of operations on specific dates, such as last Halloween, when a group of agents dressed up as superheroes to dismantle a small gang that also trafficked drugs in Lima.
These types of images go viral on Peruvian social networks and also attract the attention of international media.