The federal government is considering allowing inspectors from Canada Post to open suspicious packages and letters, according to Attorney General David Lametti. Currently, under federal law, postal inspectors are only allowed to open larger packages suspected of carrying contraband, but not letter mail. Police chiefs have been asking for legal authority to seize mail in transit since 2015, however, civil liberty advocates warn that it could lead to problems. The current regulations prohibit the inspection of letters weighing 30 grams or less and police cannot intercept any mail if it is still in transit. Lametti said he was open to looking into rewriting the regulations. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police submitted a report on May 5 stating that drug dealers are shipping contraband by letter mail as they can exploit the current loophole in the legislative framework. Quebec Senator Pierre Dalphond has put forward Bill S-256, An Act to Amend the Canada Post Corporation Act, which would allow police to stop suspicious mail in transit, including letters, if they suspect illegal material.