Parrot detained after alerting owners to police drug raid

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A green parrot was taken into police custody after trying to stop a drug raid, repeatedly shouting, “Mama, police!” in Portuguese as officers closed in on the home of two alleged crack dealers.

The lookout parrot was apparently in situ to alert its owners to the presence of law enforcement and attempted to compromise the raid, which took place in northern Brazil.

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