How can the police make sure drugs or illegal substances are not contained in mail from outside the country?

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How can the police make sure drugs or illegal substances are not contained in mail from outside the country?
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Do they scan every piece of mail? That would be unrealistic. However, there must be a way they control mail. Otherwise people would just smuggle drugs by sending them in packages or envelopes risk-free.
How does the police determine whether illegal substances are contained in mail? Can they only open mail only if there is probable cause? Or are they theoretically allowed to open every single envelope from overseas?
Please explain, preferably the way it's done in UK.

PHIL P

Every item is scanned using similar equipment to airport luggage scanners.
These colour-code the different substances found in the item, and automatically resort problem items off the conveyor into the manual inspection box.

The mail company then open anything that they need to, and insert a customs letter of explanation and put a sticker on the outside.

safron

the police are part of the smuggling. they get a cut of the profit. where have you been.

George P

The immigration people have dogs at the airports that can sniff it out.

Wei Xiao Bao

U are a law enforcer and it's your job to do so and not our's knowledge cos i dun want to be your prey for an easy career promotion of yours. hee hee.

Bibi

They go through a scanner and the scanner detects any abnormalities or clues

vambo number five

People do send drugs through the post.

MickeyT

Are you still waiting for your post?

velcropap

us has scanners and dogs trained to sniff it out.

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