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http://theadvocate.com/home/7031641-125/postal-investigators-target-drug-trade http://theadvocate.com/home/7031641-125/postal-investigators... > “The trick is

http://theadvocate.com/home/7031641-125/postal-investigators-target-drug-trade http://theadvocate.com/home/7031641-125/postal-investigators... > “The trick is figuring out who’s supposed to receive it,” said Chief Deputy Tony Bacala of the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, whose deputies arrested a St. Amant man in June after he accepted a package containing marijuana. > From there, law enforcement officials arranged for a “controlled delivery” of the package to Allen and later found marijuana, equipment used to cultivate marijuana and steroids during a search of his residence, authorities said. They don't seem to concerned about that part.

simplicio 12y ago
Those weren't "unsolicited". The Feds intercepted them, and than let the delivery go through. But the packages originated with the Suspects business partners, not the Feds. The original article is annoyingly unclear, but I'm pretty sure that's the case with Green as well. The Feds didn't send a fake package, they just followed a package they'd interecpted. I don't really think there's a problem with this practice. Having a bunch of packages with drugs addressed to particular residence seems like reasonable grounds to get a search warrant for that residence.
- fweespeech 12y ago
  The problem is, they aren't really proving they are "solicited". They are just proving they were sent to an address. I can ship 5 packages to your address and it'd trigger the search is the standard of evidence they are using. Its how people have been swatted. http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/06/the-fly-has-been-swatted/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/06/the-fly-has-been-swatted/ http://www.vice.com/read/i-interviewed-the-fraudster-who-frames-people-for-heroin-possession http://www.vice.com/read/i-interviewed-the-fraudster-who-fra... http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/07/mail-from-the-velvet-cybercrime-underground/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/07/mail-from-the-velvet-cybe... The only reason he didn't get swatted again was because he called the police because before it happened because he was monitoring the people. [Hint: He has been swatted before] This is precisely why this "standard of evidence" is such bullshit. It can be used to harass anyone and is.
smitherfield 12y ago
Not unsolicited; it was a package he ordered and the police intercepted.
- slowmotiony 12y ago
  So if I really hate my ex, I can just ship her drugs in a shitty package and tip the postal office? Is that really all it would take?
  - tptacek 12y ago
    To get your house searched? If there's something your ex knows they might find, she could just tell them about it; that would also be PC for a search.
  - amishforkfight 12y ago
    This is essentially what 'swatting' is.

simplicio 12y ago

Those weren't "unsolicited". The Feds intercepted them, and than let the delivery go through. But the packages originated with the Suspects business partners, not the Feds. The original article is annoyingly unclear, but I'm pretty sure that's the case with Green as well. The Feds didn't send a fake package, they just followed a package they'd interecpted. I don't really think there's a problem with this practice. Having a bunch of packages with drugs addressed to particular residence seems like reasonable grounds to get a search warrant for that residence.

fweespeech 12y ago
The problem is, they aren't really proving they are "solicited". They are just proving they were sent to an address. I can ship 5 packages to your address and it'd trigger the search is the standard of evidence they are using. Its how people have been swatted. http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/06/the-fly-has-been-swatted/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/06/the-fly-has-been-swatted/ http://www.vice.com/read/i-interviewed-the-fraudster-who-frames-people-for-heroin-possession http://www.vice.com/read/i-interviewed-the-fraudster-who-fra... http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/07/mail-from-the-velvet-cybercrime-underground/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/07/mail-from-the-velvet-cybe... The only reason he didn't get swatted again was because he called the police because before it happened because he was monitoring the people. [Hint: He has been swatted before] This is precisely why this "standard of evidence" is such bullshit. It can be used to harass anyone and is.

smitherfield 12y ago

Not unsolicited; it was a package he ordered and the police intercepted.

slowmotiony 12y ago
So if I really hate my ex, I can just ship her drugs in a shitty package and tip the postal office? Is that really all it would take?
- tptacek 12y ago
  To get your house searched? If there's something your ex knows they might find, she could just tell them about it; that would also be PC for a search.
- amishforkfight 12y ago
  This is essentially what 'swatting' is.