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The Haze Whisperer
They have been testing out new tech here for some time that uses X-ray tech to spot seed in the mail and this allegedly started because of china.
So maybe the US have now also started testing and using the same new tech.
The Australian agriculture department is undertaking a world-first trial of new technology aimed at detecting seeds sent in the mail after 228 reports of Australians receiving mysterious seed packets from overseas.
People in Australia and a number of other countries, including the US, UK, New Zealand and Canada, began reporting packets of seeds they had not ordered in mid-July.
The US Department of Agriculture has suggested that the seeds may have been sent as part of what is called a “brushing scam”. The scam is aimed at boosting third-party sellers’ ratings in online stores such as Amazon or eBay by setting up a fake customer account using someone’s name and address found in a data breach. They then buy a product using that account and ship small items to the person’s address, and then leave a five-star review for that seller.
https://www.theguardian.com/australi...nt-in-the-mail
So maybe the US have now also started testing and using the same new tech.