Theft from Checked Luggage - MCO - LGW

[floridasgirl]

Originally Posted by Thorpy

Why would you want to give stuff away by putting it into somebody's bag ?

I get the whole stitch somebody up with drugs thing, but then somebody would have to retrieve them at the other end, which immediately becomes a multinational operation, in which case why use a random passenger as your trafficker?

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I think the poster was probably thinking more along the lines of a terrorist issue?

[sieborg]

Disposable plastic poncho’s will be banned next to save the environment. Don’t think that paper ones will be as good though in the Florida downpours.

[Thorpy]

Originally Posted by floridasgirl

I think the poster was probably thinking more along the lines of a terrorist issue?

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Fair enough, I was thinking around the theft issue.

[Warkman58]

Originally Posted by pompeyboy

I find it really scary that, in this day and age, this is still able to happen. I mean if someone has time to select, open, search and remove items from a case and stash them somewhere before slipping out of the "secure" area what's to stop someone from putting something inside a case?

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Unfortunately very true.
As the IRA said, they could be lucky once, security services have to be lucky every time...

[tspill]

Sadly there are bad people everywhere.

[shirley]

I still remember a gorgeous pair of sparkly Dune shoes I wore to an Italian wedding. Few weeks later it dawned on me that I hadn't seen them when I unpacked. We departed from Rome. Spent a fair amount on them, so was a tad gutted. Next wedding, £6. from primark lol x

[ChrisS]

Hi Mouse, sorry to read about your stolen items. I detest shopping with a passion so nowt valuable in our case, and whilst it's easy to say 'don't put anything of value in', if one's on a Fl mall spending spree they don't have much choice. I appreciate you had a TSA lock but as the video below shows, it's very easy to open/steal/close a locked case.

Unfortunately a locked suitcase doesn't deter thieving muppets. Stopped locking ours years ago (incl new case with built-in TSA lock), previously used zip ties, now use a keyring to hold zip tabs together.

[Gill635]

Wow that’s awful!

Definitely worth reporting to the Insurance. I’d also contact the Police (just in case insurance want a crime reference number), and definitely the airport / airline.

They will have cameras behind the scenes in baggage areas, so should have no problem finding out who the thief is

[Guest]

That’s dreadful. The fact that they’ve had time to rummage through bags! Without anyone seeing them do it? 🙄

[THE WIZARD]

Originally Posted by sieborg

Disposable plastic poncho’s will be banned next to save the environment. Don’t think that paper ones will be as good though in the Florida downpours.

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Ooh thats a point, better buy a couple when we there for if we can ever afford to go again after this year !