Enforcement of the laws listed in the previous section can be difficult. Among other reasons, strict drug law enforcement is politically unpopular because many customers of online pharmacies are seniors and the uninsured who cannot afford to buy their prescription drugs in the United States.[citation needed]
* Any package containing prescription drugs may, in principle, be seized by US Customs and Border Protection. The package may be held and eventually returned to the sender if the addressee does not respond and provide proof that they are allowed to receive these drugs (e.g., a valid prescription).[15] In practice, the number of packages containing prescription drugs sent to United States on a daily basis far exceeds CBP's capabilities to inspect them.[16] In the past, packages often passed through customs even if they were not sent from Canada or otherwise didn't meet the requirements of section 804 of 21 USC. Until recently, about 5 percent of prescription drug packages sent from Canada were being seized.[17]
* At the present time, CBP does not seize packages from Canada.[citation needed]
* DEA and FDA[18] generally do not target consumers unless drugs are imported in large quantities (suggesting intent to distribute) or represent a perceived danger to public health (opiates, amphetamines).[citation needed]
* Rarely, drug importation laws are enforced on the local level. For example, in June 2005 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a number of customers of online pharmacies were arrested by local law enforcement officers and charged with possession of a controlled substance without prescription
* Any package containing prescription drugs may, in principle, be seized by US Customs and Border Protection. The package may be held and eventually returned to the sender if the addressee does not respond and provide proof that they are allowed to receive these drugs (e.g., a valid prescription).[15] In practice, the number of packages containing prescription drugs sent to United States on a daily basis far exceeds CBP's capabilities to inspect them.[16] In the past, packages often passed through customs even if they were not sent from Canada or otherwise didn't meet the requirements of section 804 of 21 USC. Until recently, about 5 percent of prescription drug packages sent from Canada were being seized.[17]
* At the present time, CBP does not seize packages from Canada.[citation needed]
* DEA and FDA[18] generally do not target consumers unless drugs are imported in large quantities (suggesting intent to distribute) or represent a perceived danger to public health (opiates, amphetamines).[citation needed]
* Rarely, drug importation laws are enforced on the local level. For example, in June 2005 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a number of customers of online pharmacies were arrested by local law enforcement officers and charged with possession of a controlled substance without prescription
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