Tutorial: Finding a drop (long)

I see a lot of people asking about using a drop, and the general consensus is to ship directly to your own house. I'm overly paranoid so I prefer to use a drop. Before we get started, please keep in mind that the best OPSEC is OPSEC that meets your own individual needs. This method is tedious, and probably a too much trouble for most people, but if you're like me and super paranoid and willing to invest some time, you can find an awesome drop.

Locate a drop that meets these needs:

Step 1 Case out a few places. Find a few mailboxes you can access. I prefer ones in residential neighborhoods that allow me to drive directly up to the mailbox, check it, and drive away without having to get out of the car. When you find them, note the address and find some more. Make a list of 4-5 addresses. Preferably they are all on different mail routes with different mail men.

Step 2 Drive to all of these houses one morning, and put the mailbox flag up. Just drive up, reach out the window, and hit the mail flag.

Step 3 Drive back past the houses a few hours after, and see which ones have the flag down. This indicates that the mailman has already been to the mailbox, allowing you to have a general idea of what time the mail was delivered.

Step 4 When you find one with the flag down after a few hours, put it back up and make a note of what time it was down.

9:15 Drive past mailbox, put up the flag
11:00 Drive past mailbox, notice flag is down. Check to see if mail has been delivered. Put flag back up
6:00 Drive past and see if flag is back down, indicating that the home owner has checked his mail and put the flag back down (because they see it up, think its weird, put it back down)

Step 5 After doing this to a few houses, you should have at least 2-3 that get their mail early, and don't check it until the evenings. Drive back past, take a look at their mail, and remember their full name.

Step 6 Order to the house with a fake first name, real last name. I know this is a shitty thing to do. Someone at the house could get arrested because of you. The police could very likely get called if some guy checks his mail early and finds a bunch of xanax. And your vendor could get fucked if someone else gets the pack.

Step 7 Place your order, ship to the drop, and check the mail on the day you're expecting it to arrive. If you order from reputable vendors this shouldn't be too hard as you know the time it takes for packs to arrive.


Comments


[7 Points] MDMangel:

This is a well written post OP, but I think it's a terrible idea. It involves alot of work and includes many variables that could ultimately end in tradgedy. This plan needs to be scratched. I hope you aren't currently using this tactic yourself.


[5 Points] iputthewheeinennui:

Because driving through neighborhoods messing with people's mailboxes in the middle of the day isn't sus...not to mention you can't assume people's schedules are consistent, especially strangers. "Working adults" can keep different hours different days of the week, or be home in the middle of the day for whatever reason, and sometimes the mail comes late or early. Digging through other people's mail (for drugs you clearly know about) would make you more likely to be noticed and you'd probably be charged for even more crimes than just digging through your own mail for drugs. This post is a mess.


[1 Points] youngOGDNM:

easier is to look up houses for sale


[1 Points] Valac_:

Wouldn't an easier method for doing good this be to house sit?
I mean it's the same principle. Use a fake name and show them a fake ID find people willing to pay you to watch their house. Receive packs to their house. Obviously there's also problems with that method. But it seems more reliable than hoping someone doesn't come home, at the wrong time.


[1 Points] horavack:

But what will the neighbors think?