Parrot Trained to Warn Drug Dealers of Police Presence Taken Into Custody

Parrot Trained to Warn Drug Dealers of Police Presence Taken Into Custody
An Amazon parrot from 2017. A similar parrot was seized by police on April 20, 2019 after they discovered it was trained to warn a drug dealer of nearby police. Pixabay
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A parrot has been taken into custody following a police raid targeting drug dealers in northeast Brazil.

The bird had been taught to warn its owners of police presence by shouting “Mamãe, polícia!” or “Mama, police!” according to a report from Globo, a major Brazilian television network.