Not only is the Grinch stealing Christmas this year, he may also be busting drug gangs.

A Peruvian police officer who is described as a notorious Christmas hater by Dr. Suess, in disguise, took to the top of the naughty list last week after he led a police operation in the capital Lima to dismantle a suspected drug trafficking gang.

Footage provided by the national police agency shows the Grinch, dressed in Santa Claus’ jacket, running down a street in San Bartolo, southern Lima, with a sledgehammer over his shoulder.

The Grinch breaks down a door with his hammer and, along with other police officers, raids the building of a family of suspected drug dealers, one of whom shouts “Police!” before handcuffing a woman in the building.

The identity of the officer dressed as the Grinch has not been released. The police and the Grinch discover that it appears to be drugs. The video then shows the Grinch escorting two women into the back seat of a police car.

An officer standing in front of the Grinch and his sledgehammer says his group captured “three drug dealers who are now in custody” after an agent “brilliantly managed to stay disguised as the Grinch.”

Images released by police also show the Grinch standing next to the defendant at a table that appears to contain cash and drugs collected from the crime scene.

The police did not disclose the identity of the defendants or the results of the case.

The operation was part of the police unit’s ongoing tradition of dressing agents in festive costumes during operations during holidays such as Halloween and Christmas.

On the eve of Valentine’s Day earlier this year, an undercover police officer dressed in a teddy bear costume showed up at the home of a suspected drug dealer and delivered “a fake love surprise” as part of an operation in Lima.

Agents have also dressed up as superheroes and horror movie characters such as Freddy Krueger and Jason. With the Grinch at the helm, Peru’s criminals now know who is in charge.