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Talking Parrot Helps Bust Major Gang Operation As Footage Of Its Illicit Training Goes Viral

A bright yellow parrot by the name of Mango has been implicated in the take-down of a 15-member gang of narcotics dealers in the United Kingdom’s Lancashire.

The operation was being run by an incarcerated kingpin named Adam Garnett who was discovered in possession of cellphones and routers in his cell which he used to communicate with henchmen on the outside.

After following a trail of evidence, investigators uncovered footage of self-professed criminality, documentation of large amounts of contraband—and a video depicting one of the accused teaching their feathered accomplice street lingo.

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