Quote from: Hungry ghost on July 28, 2012, 09:02 pmQuote from: RootZero on July 28, 2012, 08:16 pmQuote from: Hungry ghost on July 28, 2012, 06:56 pm   I have wondered for a while Vlad, and perhaps you can help: how easy is it for the police to get info from banks. Obviously they can but is it a case of, having found a gram of smack in an envelope with my name on, they can just ring up my bank and ask for my statements? How do they find out where I bank?I worked for a UK bank and its very easy, it just requires a court to make an order.If you are caught with drugs in the UK they will almost certainly search your house too, finding your bank is as simple as finding a card or statement.While people are now encouraging cash in the post in the UK, that is a very bad idea if you value your cash. Sorry to Vlad etc who do this, but your fooling yourself if you think its 'safe'. After all that person who you send cash to has to use a deposit and exchange at some point unless they were mining or something. Then its very unlikely they would involve themselves in this activity.I have to admit sadly, I think its very unlikely anyone who deposited / transfered to Metro will get it back.Maybe it will all resolve but I'm seriously rethinking BTC and the future of it muself.Not quite sure what you mean by not safe? If Vlad sends my btcs to an instawallet that I only access throught TOR and I then put them through bitcoin fog to SR, I don't see how it can be safer? There is no connection between me and the coins, that's the point. Where Vlad got them and how safe his methods are needn't concern me (although I expect he is fairly careful)I can spend these coins having only "touched" them through TOR.Also, I didn't realise that police come and search your house automatically when they find a package addressed to you. The same with getting a court order to investigate your finances.Obviously they have these powers but surely they have to consider if it's worth it for a small personal amount? LE get decent wages and their time is valuable and limited, and with the huge amount of drug trafficking and abuse that permeates our society they obviously must perform some kind of triage; focussing on the larger targets. I really don't think they care about a fish as small as me. If I stumble into their path they'll take the bust but I don't think they' ll come looking for me.Touch wood.Thanks HungryGhost,Yes you're absolutely right, there's no risk of you being identified through sending cash in the mail - I don't even see or handle the envelopes in which the money arrives (which are shredded on receipt) or the cash itself. I'm always open to suggestions from any user as to how I can improve the anonymity of the service but it would be virtually impossible to detect the transfers I've made to exchanges from the myriad of bank accounts I've used ; also this isn't your problem as you say because by then the coins have been transferred to you anonymously(!) I do want to rely on the banking system less though as it is too slow for the volumes of orders we're receiving.To answer your question -if you accept a package in your home containing contraband the Police would have the right to arrest you. This in turn allows them to search your premises, vehicle and person on arrest. A lot of scallywag Police have got into trouble in the past for arresting someone on a trumped up charge then trying to justify it after the fact with a search.I don't want to sound alarmist as I'll just be accused of profiteering anyway but it's important to make it clear that while the risk is low, it's real, not theoretical. Also, a search of your house wouldn't be necessary to establish you'd bought Bitcoins by going to an exchange, a peek at Intersango's records would establish that from the comfort of our favourite pork chop's desk. Play it safe, use cash.V.