Mylar bags and XRAYS; HOW do they appear?

Does Mylar show up as a big anomaly since its got metal in the bags? I've always wondered how it showed up on an xray machine at USPS or FEDEX. Does this not cause suspicion? I've googled and looked around and haven't found a straight forward answer. AND NO you saying "nah your good because my boy is like a scientist and shit he said so," doesn't count, give me some links, some proof. Would be much appreciated.


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[23 Points] METH-HEAD-MIKE-43:

No it doesn't because mylar bags don't disguise, the x-rays see right through it. What causes anomalies is hiding your drugs in a place where there wouldn't be any organic material, like inside a tv. They also look for differences in density, say trying to hide cocaine in can of ground coffee, the picture will show a spot that looks different then the rest of the can even though both are organic.


[15 Points] seenasre:

because a lot of people use mylar bag for their everyday mails, it show as a regular letter with a layer of mylar in it, and does not rise any flag


[10 Points] XannyGlover6:

There's no x ray machines at USPS only at airports I used to work for usps, but I'm pretty sure it shows up as different colors for each material...ex: inorganic materials are blue and organic materials are green. If you google it they show exactly what each material shows as and then you can guess based off that


[8 Points] CocaineNose:

On Netflix there are 2 shows Border Security: Australia's front line and there is also a Canadian one too. If you watch them every once in awhile they will show you how they xray incoming mail packages. There is definitely one or two episodes with mdma in mylar.


[3 Points] ag0risthooawayyfoe:

Like /u/XannyGlover6 said there are no xrays at usps unless it's being processed through ISC, why anyone would use fedex or ups is beyond me..so are you shipping international, in which case I've had loads of packs from canada over the years with just mylar and vac seal...so mods this post should be tagged /r/dnmparanoia lmao.

edit: spelling....


[2 Points] None:

X-ray machines evaluate objects by their relative density. So, something such as paper will hardly register on the screen, but a chunk of lead would appear very visibly.

Mylar is a polymer coated with a metal or some sort, most often aluminium. Considering a metal is involved, it is logical to assume that mylar is detectable to x-ray. However, due to the layer of aluminium being so thin, it might be hardly noticeable.

Unfortunately without having the same equipment USPS uses, we have no way of knowing.


[2 Points] yetshi:

mylar bag in an xray machine looking for stray metal during food processing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUxfA8cgnPk

xray goes right through it, barely any blocking.


[2 Points] SersMeurs:

Some time alone with one of those x-ray machines in order to run tests would help our stealth a lot.


[1 Points] Vendor_BBMC:

X-rays are attenuated by electrons, so density, basically.

Airports have other machines too, which detect Nitrogenous materials like drugs and explosives.


[-4 Points] Cockburn420:

Gotta start packin the bags to Belize...