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Indiana police have dogs that sniff specifically for cash at the US’s 2nd biggest FedEx hub, then they simply keep the money (eu.indystar.com)

submitted 5 days ago by activistPnk@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@sopuli.xyz

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(edit) Would someone please ship some counterfeit money through there and get it confiscated, so the police can then be investigated for spending counterfeit money?

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[–] activistPnk@slrpnk.net 8 points 5 days ago (3 children)

But wouldn’t a particular dog with particular training who then becomes very interested in your unopened USPS package be a real reason to open the pkg?

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 days ago

USPS is federally regulated and have different protections. Mail shipped through USPS cannot be opened by anyone other than the recipient for any reason besides a warrant. A dog indicating on your package would mean nothing to postal inspectors. Fedex and UPS are private companies and your packages do not have the same protections.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Only if the dog is meant to detect illegal substances. The USPS system doesn't allow local police to go fishing.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 days ago

I have never heard of dogs being used to mass inspect USPS packages. I'm unsure if that would qualify as a reason for opening USPS packages. I can tell you as someone who lives in a community infamous as the source of many illicit packages (and the destination of the subsequent illicit payments), common knowledge here is to use USPS.