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Illegal narcotics arrests

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2,038

narcotics arrests

In 2024, the Inspection Service reported 2,038 arrests related to illegal narcotics cases.

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Keeping America’s postal system secure.

In 2024, the Postal Inspection Service:

  • Made 4,754 arrests and secured 4,228 convictions primarily prohibited mail, mail theft, and assaults and robberies of employees.
  • Recovered approximately $750,000 in misappropriated or stolen mail transport equipment.
  • Investigated approximately 1,700 suspicious mail incidents investigated.
  • Made 2,038 arrests for illegal narcotics.
  • Seized 5,011 assets worth more than $54 million.
  • Seized 1,566 assets worth more than $402 million.
  • Launched 29 investigations into the use of mail in the sexual exploitation of children. This has led to eight arrests and four convictions. To date, more than 20,000 child sexual abuse victims have been identified.
  • Identified 2,505 suspects through examination of more than 1 million items, including more than 381 terabytes of data, through the Inspection Service’s Forensic Laboratory Services.

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Defending the frontier. 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. 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.

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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 Postal Inspection Service does this with approximately 2,300 employees — including nearly 1,250 postal inspectors, roughly 450 uniformed postal police officers and 600 professional, technical and administrative support personnel — all working to ensure America’s confidence in the U.S. Mail.