Postal Service to ship large quantities of illegal drugs to American dealers. In a yearlong probe, Senate investigators found that Chinese sellers, who openly market opioids such as fentanyl to U.S. buyers, are pushing delivery through the U.S. postal system. The sellers are taking advantage of a failure by the postal service to fully implement an electronic data system that would help authorities identify suspicious shipments. Postal Service said it has made dramatic progress in the last year in total packages with opioids seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. "The Postal Service will continue to work tirelessly to address this serious societal issue," spokesman David Partenheimer said in a statement.

Source: CBC News January 25, 2018 01:30 UTC