UPS to require photo IDs for shipping packages

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NEW YORK — UPS is now requiring photo identification from customers shipping packages at retail locations around the world, a month after explosives made it onto one of the company’s planes.

The Atlanta-based package courier said Tuesday the move is part of an ongoing review to enhance security. The directive will apply at The UPS Store, Mail Boxes Etc. locations and other authorized shipping outlets.

In late October, a printer cartridge on a UPS cargo plane bound for Chicago was stopped in London after explosives were discovered. AP