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December 3, 2008 Thieves!
As if you needed another reason never to check a bag - how about organized rings of thugs working with TSA screeners? LAX is the chief offender:
They both say there are organized rings of thieves, who identify valuables in your checked luggage by looking at the TSA x-ray screens, then communicate with baggage handlers by text or cell phone, telling them exactly what to look for.
“This is a laptop here, VCR here and it’s located in this area of the bag. Here’s the color of the bag. They give them all the information they need to know.” - cbs2.com
Reader Comments (1)
Yet another reason to carry-on throughout your journey.
Toronto's Lester B Pearson had a large theft ring in the baggage handling dept. Thankfully they were all caught and charged but how long before another lot take their place I wonder?!!
Bad enough that your bag could be genuinely lost on some journeys but this really adds insult to injury. So goes the saying, "if it is valuable or irreplaceable to you.....DON'T take it!"