Ridiculous moment cops dressed as Wolverine and Deadpool are filmed taking down drug gang
Many will Marvel at the brave actions of two police officers who swooped on a gang and seized drugs and cash while dressed as superheroes on Halloween night.
Many will Marvel at the brave actions of two police officers who swooped on a gang and seized drugs and cash while dressed as superheroes on Halloween night.
The unusual scene, filmed in the Peruvian capital of Peru on Thursday, involved two agents dressed as Deadpool and Wolverine storming a building suspected of being used by the gang.
A video shows the pair holding large sledgehammers over their shoulders before breaking into the building and climbing through a hole to gain access.
The crime-fighting duo are then seen searching through wardrobes and drawers in what appears to be residential accommodation inside the premises.
Officers from the Policia Nacional del Perus specialist anti-drugs unit, Escuadrón Verde, gathered at the bust as it occurred in the Rimac district of the capital.
Many will Marvel at the brave actions of two police officers who busted a drugs ring while dressed as Wolverine and Deadpool
A woman was seen being escorted away by an officer dressed as superhero Deadpool
Authorities discovered a hefty load of illegal drugs worth thousands inside the premises
Once inside authorities discovered a hefty load of illegal drugs worth thousands.
The officers seized 54 bags of cocaine, 850 packets of coca base paste, and 2,000 Peruvian soles (approximately £410), according to local media.
All the seized items were displayed on a table during a press conference, which featured the officers still wearing their colourful costumes.
Four people were arrested in the operation.
This is not the first time Peruvian police have donned costumes to fight crime.
Last December, a pair of drug dealers were busted for dealing cocaine and marijuana out of a home in Lima by an undercover police officer dressed as Santa Claus.
Footage released by the Peru National Police showed a crime-fighting Saint Nick knocking down the residence door with a sledgehammer just a few days before Christmas.
His partners from a special unit, known as the Green Squad, could be seen in the background climbing up a ladder to the second floor to prevent the dealers from escaping.
The officers seized 54 bags of cocaine, 850 packets of coca base paste, and 2,000 Peruvian soles (approximately £410), according to local media
Four people were arrested in the operation, which took place in Lima, Peru on Thursday night
Prior to the arrests, a video showed officers holding large sledgehammers over their shoulders before breaking into the building and climbing through a hole to gain access
The seized items were displayed on a table, while the suspects lined up during a press conference, which featured the officers still wearing their colourful costumes
A government report released last June found the land used for the purpose of growing coca leaves increased by 18 percent in 2022. Pictured: Officers and suspects gather after the raid
The cop lost his bearded mask as he pounded the heavily secured metal door about five times before they were able to enter the residence.
The suspects, Luis Córdoba, 25, and Jhordan Carhuachín, 32, had been under surveillance for and sold drugs to undercover cops at least three times in the previous week.
Both men had prior arrests for armed robbery.
Authorities recovered 600 packages containing cocaine paste - a crude extract of the coca leaf - 150 bags stuffed with marijuana and 30 bags of cocaine.
Cops also donned Thor, Spiderman, Captain America and Black Widow outfits during a November 2022 raid that resulted in the arrests of four members of a neighborhood drug gang in Lima.
That time police found 3,500 packages of cocaine paste, 287 bags of cocaine and 127 that were filled with marijuana during a search.
Peru is considered one the worlds largest producers of coca leaf and cocaine, according to the United Nations.
A government report released last June found the land used for the purpose of growing coca leaves increased by 18 percent in 2022. Most of the cultivation took place in protected lands and indigenous Amazon villages close to the borders with Brazil and Colombia.
Coca leaves have traditionally been chewed for energy or as an antidote for altitude sickness and is legal for such uses.
But analysts and government officials estimate that at least 90 percent of the South American countrys crop is used in the illicit drug trade and its cultivation has been growing yearly since 2015.
