Although Enelysion as an example goes both ways, as he was arrested using a fake ID box. They staked it out for days and put him under surveillance after they saw him try to pick up a shipment of methylone that had been intercepted (he got a love letter). They kept him under surveillance for weeks after identifying him in that way. Although it was no worse for him than if he got the package sent right to his house, in which case they wouldn't have even had to do surveillance on his fake ID box for days waiting to identify him and covertly follow him back home. For me the advantages of a fake ID box just strongly lead me to think it is the best option. 1. It requires more police resources to CD someone using a fake ID box (although it can certainly be done) 2. It prevents the vendor from easily learning the real information of the customer (although it could possibly be done with a private detective or similar) 3. It prevents the police from monitoring a vendors outgoing packages and easily compiling a customer list of real customer information 4. It lets people compartmentalize, after a drop has had a lot of packages from a lot of vendors it can be dropped and not all of the old vendors will learn the new drop 5. It lets people drop boxes in emergency situations, (ie: a vendor they work with gets busted and they find out about it) 6. It opens up all kinds of possibility for the police to fuck up or act too slowly (ie: tracking says the package is seized, it is held by customs for an extended period of time, it is an overnight package that is several days late, etc). I know one case where someone ordered small dealer quantities of marijuana and their package just never arrived, several weeks later they got a knock on the door from the postal inspectors. those are the advantages. The disadvantages are 1. It has the possibility of adding an additional charge if you are arrested