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What happens if USPS finds contraband?
When identified as non-mailable items, their contents are seized and disposed and mailable items are returned to the original addressees.
What happens if a USPS package is seized?
Once the package is ‘seized’, it may be examined by a drug dog, and a warrant will be issued to open the package should the dog alert for the presence of drugs (typically, the post office will line up 6 packages, five which they know do not contain drugs, and the suspected package).
Will USPS tracking tell you if your package is seized?
Once the postal inspector receives the suspected mail, they will attempt to contact the sender or recipient and, if unsuccessful, scan it as “seized by law enforcement.” The scan is visible in the Postal Service’s tracking system to the sender and recipient as well as postal personnel.
Does USPS prosecute?
Postal Inspectors investigate any crime with a nexus to the mail. Once an investigation is underway, Postal Inspectors present the case to prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and local prosecutors.
Does USPS XRAY every package?
Is Mail X-Rayed? Some of the mail that is sent through the United States Postal Service will pass through an X-Ray machine. There are no specific guidelines as to what may or may not be x-rayed, though mail sent to or through larger cities is likely to pass through an X-Ray machine.
Does USPS inspect packages after they are shipped?
The USPS does not inspect packages. They don’t have authority to open them in normal processing. You are asked questions when you send them but that is the extent of it. If it gets damaged and opened and there appears to be a problem then the Postal Inspectors may get involved. What happens if USPS finds drugs in a package?
What is the overnight delivery guarantee at USPS?
Overnight Delivery Guarantee 1. Our fastest domestic service, with limited exceptions, available 365 days a year, with a money-back guarantee 1 and delivery shipping to most U.S. addresses, including PO Boxes ™2. Beginning at $25.50 at Post Office™ locations and online.
What happens if your package is seized by the US government?
So, if it’s a small amount, they will simply send a letter informing that they have seized illicit items and you have the right to protest and ask for it back after judicial review (you have that right for all internationally shipped packages that are seized, actually, so if they think its something that it really isn’t, you have protections).
Why does a seized package show back in transit to destination?
After it has been seized, there’s really only 2 reasons that it would show back in transit to it’s destination: Well…. the main question is “why was it seized”? Usually when a package shows that it was seized by law enforcement, it means that there was something suspect in the package.