Overview
- Officers from Grupo Terna’s Escuadrón Verde used Maple and Clutch mascot costumes to approach a home in San Juan de Lurigancho and arrest 48‑year‑old Carlos 'Pichichi' Cabrera.
- The operation, which took place Thursday during the World Cup opening match, was timed on intelligence that the suspect would be at home watching the game.
- Police reported seizing 2,524 small packages of PBC (pasta básica de cocaína), an additional 210 grams of PBC, 209 grams of marijuana, a firearm, ammunition and cash.
- Cabrera, a previously convicted drug offender who served about nine years in prison, was turned over to judicial authorities and faces investigation for narcotics sale and illegal arms possession.
- The police released video of the raid on official social accounts and the clip went viral, renewing debate about Grupo Terna’s recurring tactic of using costumes to reduce detection risk in undercover raids.