Stor ballade: Fransk politi i forklædt i burka pågriber narkoforbryder

Twitter user Salem, who shared the video on the social media site, condemned the police tactics – claiming it “stigmatised” young Muslim people.

And the video also sparked a fierce debate on Twitter, with one user saying: “I think it’s bad from a certain point of view, even if the infiltration is successful, it is super offensive.”

But one police officer disagreed, saying there was “nothing offensive” about the tactic.

Officers confirmed he was arrested during the mission, and was found to be in possession of a kilo of cannabis and at least £250 in cash.