POSTAL INSPECTORS: THE SILENT SERVICE
An Exhibit at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum
February 7, 2007 - February 28, 2009
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IDENTIFYING SUSPECIOUS PACKAGES TODAY









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Suspicious package poster

 

Inspectors train postal employees to be on the lookout for packages that could contain illegal or deadly materials. Using the information from this poster, take a look at the mock-up of a Unabomber parcel:


Unabomber practice package mock-up
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Image: Unabomber practice package mock-up
Can you find any clues that would have made you suspicious of this package?
 
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