Drug gangs willing to use any means necessary to commit crimes have been known to employ animals to aid their illicit activities. The unwilling critter accomplices are sometimes even arrested along with dealers, the logic being they might tip off the officers.
A raid in the Brazilian state of Piauí in April led to a parrot being taken into custody, which was keeping lookout for drug dealers, according to local police. The officers reported that the bird shouted out, “Mamãe, polícia!” as they descended on the home, a warning that means “Mama, police!” in Spanish.
