Ever Had A Mail Order Item Searched (Or Seized) By The Feds?

... sometimes when i've purchased DVDs from the U.S. when the box arrives i find out it's been opened up, inspected and then re-sealed by federal officials. the government puts a little note on the box in which they provide a summary of what you've purchased. i bought a bunch of movies that the federal government classified as "porn" but they weren't porn, they were european art films!

... and to make the intrusion even worse, while the federal government is illegally breaching my privacy by looking at harmless items i've purchased, actual criminal mail fraud (credit card scams, land title scams, court order scams, bank fraud scams, etc.) all pass through the canadian mail system and get to my mailbox without obstruction!

... anyone else encounter similar hassles by the government?

 

IME that's not what happens at all-the items I've had searched were opened and I rec'd an attached note saying so but nothing else-certainly no itemisation of any kind they simply don't have time.

Note that I have been importing goods for over 30 years and it's happened maybe 3 times.

 

... thanks for your reply, bill barilko ...

... ultimately, there is no legitimate reason for the government to be opening up our private mail and putting their grubby paws all over our stuff. with those guys it's all about crime anyway. the real reason they're opening mail is because they're looking for shit to rip off, something the federal government does a lot of ...