Oh, wait a minute....

Just the delivery guys.

paaaalease.

FedEx is being threatened by the DEA too, but it seems to have a little more gumption:

http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2013/mar/29/dea_targets_fedex_ups_online_pha

FedEx may prove a tougher nut to crack. Officials there called the federal probe "absurd and disturbing" and said it threatened customer privacy. They also accused the DEA of failing to cooperate with them in efforts to resolve the problem.

"We are a transportation company — we are not law enforcement, we are not doctors and we are not pharmacists," FedEx spokesman Patrick Fitzgerald said in a prepared statement. "We have no interest in violating the privacy of our customers by opening and inspecting their packages in an attempt to determine the legality of the contents. We stand ready and willing to support and assist law enforcement. We cannot, however, do their jobs for them."

FedEx complained that rather than working with the shipping industry to come up with solutions, the Justice Department appeared focused on finding ways to prosecute shippers.

"This is unwarranted by law and a dangerous distraction at a time when the purported illegal activity by these pharmacies continues," Fitzgerald said.

FedEx has been a major campaign contributor to US Rep. John Mica (R-FL), whom the Sentinel reported had sent a letter to Leonhart and Attorney General Eric Holder asking them to recognize "the difficulty and unfairness of requiring those carriers to assume responsibility for the legality and validity of the contents of the millions of sealed packages that they pick up and deliver ever day."

Mica told the Sentinel that while he is "concerned about prescription drugs," it was inefficient to try to turn shipping companies into drug policy enforcers. "You can't stop commerce; you can't open every package," Mica said. "I'm only asking them for a reasonable approach."

But it doesn't appear that DEA and the Justice Department are interested in that.

For doing something like this. It's always a settlement or a fine.

It's not UPS's job to be the cops.

The "illegal drugs" are often real drugs at much reduced prices. For many poor its $100.00 to see a doctor and $300 per month for the no-insurance price. The same drug can be purchased for $75.00 per month without a prescription. The choice to them is get it "illegally" or forget getting it at all. If it is really needed ending this ability will end the use of the drugs at the same time.
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It should be easy enough to catch the senders red-handed. This UPS deal looks more like extortion.

Those shipments pass through Customs before they even get to UPS. it is their responsibility to inspect the shipments when they cross the border. I know Fedex and UPS are Republican hacks but this doesn't make sense. They are letting Customs totally off the hook.