Parrot who warned drug dealers police were coming gets nicked by cops

A parrot has been taken into custody after it alerted two alleged drug dealers that police were on their way.

The unnamed bird played as a lookout for its owner by repeatedly yelling 'Mama, police!', according to Brazilian police in the state of Piauí.

The lime-green parrot was seized in Vila Irma Dulce on Monday, April 22 when the officers swooped into the house.

"He must have been trained for this," officer Major Mello who was involved in the operation said of the parrot's attempt to interfere with law enforcement.

"As soon as the police got close he started shouting."

Police took a parrot into custody after it alerted two alleged drug dealers of police's presence (Youtube/Programas Meio Norte)

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But the bird has kept its mouth shut after being taken to the police station.

Despite the parrot's best effort, its owner, a woman goes by the name 'India', a man and his daughter were arrested.

"India' has previously been arrested twice for drug trafficking, according to the Epoch Times, citing the local police.

The man, identified as Edvan, 30, was arrested after police found crack in the house and his daughter was seized with marijuana hidden inside her underwear, but was later released.

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While the bird was being kept in the police station, environmentalist Jaqueline Lustosa told local newspaper Meio Norte that she had gone to the police station and attempted to free the parrot.

On Wednesday, the bird was taken to a local zoo where zookeepers would train it how to fly, according to GloboNews, one of Brazil's largest cable news outlet.

This is not the first time a parrot has been accused of help warning drug dealers of nearly law enforcement.

In 2010, a parrot named Lorenzo was captured after it shouted 'Run! Run!' to warn its owners during a drug raid in Columbia (Sky News)

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In 2010, a parrot named Lorenzo was seized after being caught calling out 'Run! Run!' in Spanish whenever a police officer approached the house.

He was found guarding a cache of guns and pot.

A Columbian police officer said: "You could say he was some sort of lookout."

Authorities claimed that Lorenzo was one of nearly 1,700 parrots trained by drug traffickers that the police had recently seized, the AP reported.