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CAT Tracks for September 23, 2010
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Polly wants some crack, Polly wants some crack...
From the KFVS TV Channel 12
Parrot arrested in drug bust
CBS News
BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA (CBS) - Authorities say a Colombian parrot was a key player in a drug smuggling operation. The parrot, Lorenzo, was arrested during a drug bust in Barranquilla.
Police commander Fredy Veloza said that Lorenzo was charged with aiding and abetting drug traffickers.
"As soon as the police arrived at the street in Barranquilla," he said, "the parrot alerted the people who were there by yelling, 'Run! Run!' so the people would run away."
But Lorenzo is not alone in his criminal activities. Animal officials say they've been given more than 1,000 birds trained as lookouts in a city well-known as a staging area for drug smuggling.
An open letter to Lorenzo and his birds of a feather...
Do the crime, be prepared to do the time!
A picture of Lorenzo...behind bars!!!