Originally Posted by
OMGRandyJackson
How It Works
Packages through big Package companys are scanned at every point. They are scanned when the driver picks the package up, or the person drops it off at a pick up center. They are scanned as soon as they come off the truck and into the warehouse, they are then scanned when they are placed onto the next truck. These timings follow a very similar pattern, especially once inside the building. IE: Once a package is scanned as entered the building, its only a few minutes until the package is scanned as on the next vehicle. Certain Package companys guarantee 100% visibility which means you can track every single one of these scans.
Drug dealers scope out a house that seems to be empty in early morning 730-930am or so. They ship the item with early am shipping, which means it will be delivered 99% of the time between 730 and 930am (or similar type schedule depending on the Package company), the very next day.They ship it with "if no one answers door, leave on porch or in door" etc type of message. They then sit a few doors down in a car between 730-930am and wait for delivery. if someone is accidentally at home, package is abandoned. If no one is home, Package company leaves it there and they go and pick it up.
Obviously at times Package companys determine package is suspect, open it, and its drugs. They alterate police, who then decide what they want to do. Sometimes they will allow Package company to deliver it and set up a sting. unfortunately the shippers are smart sometimes and can discover that the package is most likely a sting, by the 100% visibility scans. If the package is suspect, it will be pulled from the line or truck and receive additional or delayed scans. If drug dealer is tracking package and sees these additional scans or delayed scans, they will abandon the package.
False. He can sign for it and still be in the clear.
UPS and Fedex have the right to search every package (not sure about post office). Now that does not mean they do, generally there has to be something incorrect about the package to warrant a search. Such as odor, leaking, incorrect weights, incorrect size for description (ie: says its a tv, and its in an envelope, says its airplane part, yet weighs under 2 pounds etc). Generally they are never even checked to see if everything is correct unless it is an International package.
It was no accident that, that package was shipped to that person. It was an accident that he happened to be home, and was the one that collected it.