Talking parrots help Blackpool drugs gang down

Letan Horseberg

BBC News, Lancashire

Mango the parrot was taught major drug dealing phrases, such as “Two for 25”

One thing -talker parrot has helped bring down a major drugs operation when a gang member told the pets to be used by dealers, such as “25 for two”.

The bird was discovered when the police raided the houses in Blackpool, where the authorities also seized a large amount of heroin and cocaine.

35 -year -old Ringlets Adam Garnet ran a gang from jail from 2023 to 2024 from jail.

A discovery of his cell exposed the phone, showing videos that showed drugs and their girlfriend’s pet parrot mango footage and talked with drugs money.

After Garnet’s cell discovery, the police identified his next-command, 29-year-old his girlfriend Shannon Hilton, without any certain address, 41-year-old Dalbir Sandhu, Beach Road, Clavelis and Jason Garand, 50, Shor Road, 50-year-old of Thornon-Clavelese.

A video on Hilton’s phone revealed him laughing because he taught the bird to say “to for 25” in front of a child.

After the discovery of Adam Garnet’s cell, the drug line was unveiled and many phones and Wi-Fi routers were found.

Adam Garnet's image in police handout police custody with small brown hair and a gray strip under shoulders with orange t-shirts. — After the discovery of Adam Garnet’s cell, the drug line was unveiled and many phones and Wi-Fi routers were found.

Lancashire police said that Sandhu’s phone revealed that they kept a record in their behavior notes, including the price list and transactions.

He was sent research and links for stories discussing county lines for his contacts.

Despite being in jail, Garnet had practically all the members of the gang with communication channels, which they had controlled, the force said.

Another gang member, Gareth Burges, 45 -year -old, Leon Buzzard, Videos found on the phone of Bedfordshire, but in the east, Blackpool, showed him walking via the resort, carrying a significant amount of cash and rapping about its criminality.

The police identified by Garnet’s phone were Shannon Hilton, Dalbir Sandhu and Jason Garand in their next-in-commands in the illegal venture.

Police handout detention images of Shannon Hilton, Dalbir Sandhu and Jason Gerand (left to right). — The police identified by Garnet’s phone were Shannon Hilton, Dalbir Sandhu and Jason Garand in their next-in-commands in the illegal venture.

The total members of the gang convicted the Drug crimes between February 2023 and July 2024 in the Preston Crown Court.

Garnet was sentenced to 19 years and six months, while Hilton was sentenced to 12 years in jail and Sandhu was sentenced to 10 years.

Gerand was sentenced to eight years and three months and Burges was imprisoned for seven years and four months.

Cloe Stot and Ryan Black were sentenced in their absence as they failed to appear in court for sentence and a warrant is now out for their arrest.

The 24 -year -old Stot of Langdel Road, Blackpool was sentenced to seven years, while 27 -year -old Black of Jameson Street, Blackpool was sentenced to five years.