Audit Reports

Work with Congress to develop legislative changes that would result in the Postal Inspection Service being authorized to open and inspect domestic packages suspected of containing illicit drugs.

Work with relevant executive agencies such as the Department of Justice and Congress to develop legislative changes that would establish separate and enhanced criminal penalties for using the U.S. mail system to distribute illicit drugs.

Designate an officer to consolidate existing efforts and lead the implementation of a unified, comprehensive organizational strategy to combat the role of the postal network in facilitating illicit drug distribution.

Enhance USPIS data analytics, including routine integration of the results of package inspections to further enrich its data model.

To establish a process to more efficiently divert packages suspected of containing illicit drugs to centralized inspection locations for evaluation in an isolated and secure site.

Some or all of the recommendation is not publicly available due to concerns with information protected under the Freedom of Information Act.

Institute a comprehensive Commercial Mail Receiving Agencies (CMRA) program
to increase adherence to existing CMRA procedures and improve existing policies.
Specifically, the program should be centralized and automated to ensure postal employees are following CMRA documentation requirements and conducting
oversight of CMRAs.