US EditionTalking Parrot Helps Lancashire Police Bring Down Drug Gangs
BLACKPOOL, ENGLAND, AUG 7 – Fifteen gang members were sentenced to over 103 years after police used videos on mobile phones, including footage of a parrot repeating drug slang, to dismantle the operation.
- A parrot named Mango was taught key drug dealing phrases and found during a police raid on homes in Blackpool, where officers also seized large amounts of heroin and cocaine.
- Ringleader Adam Garnett, 35, ran the Blackpool-based drug gang from inside prison in 2023 to 2024, and videos on phones showed the parrot talking and playing with drug money.
- A total of 15 gang members pleaded guilty at Preston Crown Court to drug offences between February 2023 and July 2024, receiving sentences ranging from 5 to 19.5 years in prison.
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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 …
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