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Parrot arrested after warning drug dealers about police raid

Parrot taken into custody after alerting drug dealers of cops

A loyal loudmouth parrot has been taken into custody in the northern Brazilian state of Piaui after warning drug traffickers of police presence.

The green-feathered watchdog had been taught to call out every time police officer went near the traffickers’ house by squawking loud “Mamãe, polícia!” or “Mama, police!”

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