Why do domestic parcels in the US get seized?

I'm not from the US but i read posts about people in the US being busted for ordering domestic, do they scan/inspect the parcels when crossing state borders or something? How would people know the parcel contains drugs?


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[19 Points] endedbytheknife:

there is not exact answer, but there are many differnt reasons


[7 Points] Amanda-Binds:

They swab it with a Spectrum Anal-Lazer


[5 Points] _PrinterPam_:

Those posts you're reading are largely FUD by 16 year-olds having a last 'huzzah' before school starts back. Domestic ordering, all other things held equal, is the safest way to go. On top of that, and unlike with the 3rd-party private companies (UPS/Fedex/etc.), a Federal-level Justice has to sign-off on a warrant to seize/search USPS shipments (since it's a quasi-government entity and everything relating to them & crime is governed by Title 18).

Anyway, the short answer to your short question is: It's not even really happening. Or rather, no more than it always has.


[5 Points] ajax_jives:

most mail will go through one of the major sorting facilities where they have security screening