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Talking parrot helps bring down Blackpool drug operation

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A talking parrot named Mango assisted Lancashire Police in dismantling an organised crime gang in Blackpool.
Mango, owned by the girlfriend of ringleader Adam Garnett, was taught to say the drug-dealing phrase 'two for 25”.
Police raids on homes uncovered large quantities of cocaine and heroin, along with videos of the parrot squawking the phrase and playing with cash.
Adam Garnett and 14 other gang members were subsequently jailed for a combined total exceeding 103 years.
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