A parrot tipped off drug dealers to a raid, authorities say. Now the bird is in custody.
The parrot is led out of the house by a police officer /) By Meagan Flynn Meagan Flynn Morning Mix reporter Email Bio Follow April 25 at 6:18 AM A parrot was taken into custody Monday after nearly spoiling a raid while playing lookout for two crack-dealing suspects by repeatedly yelling, “Mamãe, polícia!” according to Brazilian police in the state of Piauí.
The bird’s efforts were not successful, however. Footage of the raid’s aftermath aired by R7 shows police cataloguing small bags of crack while the parrot sits obediently on a countertop next to a racecar helmet and a glass bottle. His apparent owners, a man and teenage girl, were arrested, local newspaper Meio Norte reported.
This caused the couple’s defense attorney, Salma Barros, to cast some doubt on police’s version of events. She questioned in an interview with Meio Norte how a bird accused of loudly tipping off law enforcement for drug dealers could remain totally quiet in the police station. “You could say he was some sort of lookout,” a Colombian police officer said, according to the Associated Press.
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