How USPS Profiles Packages

Just thought I'd share some information with you guys! Knowledge is power so I'm hoping maybe someone can benefit from this. Stay safe everyone :)

"Most Americans use the U.S. Postal Service nearly every day. Whether to send bills to clients, advertise for new customers, or exchange letters with friends, citizens rely on the Postal Service to help them conduct their professional and personal business. Unfortunately, some people use it to conduct illegal business--namely, drug distribution.

In Omaha, Nebraska, authorities have taken steps to cut off the drug trade conducted by mail. In 1988. Inspectors from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service proposed a partnership with the Omaha, Nebraska, Police Department's Narcotics Unit to interdict drugs transported into the city by mail. Prior intelligence gathering revealed that dealers smuggled large amounts of cocaine into Omaha simply by wrapping up the drugs and mailing them at the post office. Smugglers often used express delivery methods because the demands of quick delivery lowered the chances of detection by postal inspectors.

The joint operation has yielded positive results. In one early case, inspectors intercepted a suspicious package mailed from Los Angeles, California, to an Omaha address. Based on the subsequent investigation, inspectors obtained a search warrant search warrant n. A written order by a judge which permits a law enforcement officer to search a specific place (eg. 112 Magnolia Avenue, Apartment 3, or a 1991 Pontiac, Texas License number 123ABC) and identifies the persons (if known) and any articles intended to be seized (often specified by type, such as "weapons," "drugs and drug paraphernalia," "evidence of bodily harm"). For the package, which contained 6 ounces (186 grams) of powdered cocaine.

The drugs led the joint team to a big arrest when an undercover postal inspector made a controlled delivery of the package to the mailing address in Omaha, and police officers immediately executed a search warrant on the location. Inside, officers apprehended a hard core gang member who had relocated from southern California and established gun- and drug-running operations in the city. The success of this operation and others like it stemmed from two factors: Use of a package profile to identify suspicious parcels and close cooperation between the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Omaha Police Narcotics Unit during the investigatory process."

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[6 Points] None:

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[4 Points] LikesTacos:

Probably the NSA illegally collecting data and reporting it to local authorities. The local authorities then have to come up with a backstory to justify the warrant.


[3 Points] None:

In 1988. Inspectors from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service proposed a partnership with the Omaha, Nebraska, Police Department's Narcotics Unit to interdict drugs transported into the city by mail.

lol almost 30 years later, good work team!!!


[2 Points] Oxytatoes:

I'm thinking the local PD was already watching this guy, and noticed he was getting packages in the mail, which is what lead them to the post office. I doubt they were just examining packages and through their expert police training found 6 oz of cocaine in a USPS package.


[1 Points] mozrafish:

For those interested, /u/thegrugq had a post about this a while back.

https://grugq.github.io/blog/2013/10/10/silk-road-security/


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