Mandatory searches on large parcels out of USPS in California?

Friend dropped off a large parcel and they told him it would be subject to mandatory searching due to its size. Anyone know what's up with this? X-rays?


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[25 Points] Bossmanrizzle12:

I’m surprised they haven’t started doing this already


[5 Points] scattrbrn:

Calling shenanigans on that one.


[6 Points] None:

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[3 Points] kygiacomo:

FUD


[4 Points] cdimeo:

The clerk was trying to shake to buddy to see if he had just come up on a pound that some dude dropped off to him.

Think about it: CA has 1/10 of the USPS total market. The USPS gets 0 govt funding and is already struggling to compete with private carriers. A policy like that would add to their TTD which, to the customer and subsequently to them, is unacceptable, especially if an alternative exists. If you're mailing a pound you don't really have a choice, but if you're a legit business (99.99% of their packages) then you tell USPS to go fuck itself.


[3 Points] throwzawayy:

how big we talking


[3 Points] For_supreme2:

Let us know if the large parcel your buddy drops off lands lmao. This is probably fud


[2 Points] neuroloop:

sounds like an odd thing to say to him.. maybe he looks suspect n they wanted to fuck with his head or gauge reaction


[1 Points] 2happytimes2:

Your "Friend" is an idiot. People use USPS because you need a warrant to search them. Before you can get a warrant you need reasonable suspicion, then you need probable cause. Even if a vendor has an IQ of 80 he/she can manage not to cause flags pretty easily.


[0 Points] mrfloridamolly99:

Could be a scare tactic to discourage missuse during harvest season.

If he is mailing it overnight it will get x-rayed because it does go on a plane of course.....


[0 Points] MDMangle:

If it was sent First Class (this includes Priority and Express mail), then the contents are protected by law against unwarranted inspection. They'd need a warrant to open it. What they said is not true.