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U.S. Postal Inspection Service

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INSPECTION SERVICE

Enforcing the law. Established Aug. 7, 1775. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service enforces federal laws, prevents crimes and keeps customers, employees and the mail safe.

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It’s one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the nation. Postal Inspectors remain on the heels of the criminals — targeting theft, disrupting drug traffickers, warning about fraud scams and more.

The Inspection Service does this with approximately 2,400 employees — including nearly 1,300 Postal Inspectors, roughly 500 uniformed Postal Police Officers and 600 professional, technical and administrative support personnel — all working to ensure America’s confidence in the U.S. Mail.

Delivering Justice to Opioid Dealers

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Justice to Opioid Dealers

The Inspection Service is committed to using the most advanced technology to stop fentanyl traffickers.

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Delivering Justice to Opioid Dealers

The Inspection Service is committed to using the most advanced technology to stop fentanyl traffickers. Postal inspectors use data, forensics and citizens’ tips to protect Americans and apprehend opioid dealers who send illegal drugs through the mail.

  • 4,574 synthetic opioids seizures by the Inspection Service between Oct. 1, 2018 and Sept. 30, 2023
  • 9,210 pounds of synthetic opioids seized by the Inspection Service between fiscal years 2019 and 2023
  • 1,702 synthetic opioid seizures totaling 4,311 pounds in fiscal years 2023
  • More information can be found at uspis.gov/the-opioid-epidemic

Illegal Narcotics

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2,001

arrests

In 2023, the Inspection Service reported 2,001 arrests pertaining to illegal narcotics-related cases.

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Keeping America’s postal system secure — 2023 stats

  • 4,728 arrests. 4,103 convictions. Primarily prohibited mail, mail theft, and assaults and robberies of employees.
  • More than $600,000 in misappropriated or stolen mail transport equipment recovered.
  • 1,804 suspicious mail incidents investigated.
  • 2,001 arrests for illegal narcotics.
  • 6,721 responses to reports of violent criminal activity, including 576 credible threats and assaults against postal employees. 450 arrests. 306 convictions.
  • 1,566 assets seized, worth more than $402 million.
  • Six investigations into the use of mail in the sexual exploitation of children. Three arrests. Five convictions. To date, more than 20,000 child sexual abuse victims identified.
  • More than 1 million items, including 378 terabytes of data, examined by forensic scientists and specialists in the Postal Inspection Service’s Forensic Laboratory Services. 2,262 suspects identified.