Quote Originally Posted by Allen in Montreal View Post
You have a golden horseshoe somewhere!!
Consider yourself not lucky, but blessed!

It is a huge problem for Reuters, who has lost so much gear it is sick.

In Montreal, a half dozen airport staff were arrested this year for marking bags that contain "goods" to be removed. They took the goods or the entire bag.
Very high end golf clubs are a known risk to check here. It happens everywhere.

The only way to stop it is for the airport admin to put video cameras over every baggage check area and police the police (they are rent-a-cop and rent-a-guard but you know what I mean) !

My thoughts exactly. I have had computer hard drives ripped out of my checked baggage never to be seen again (three months of images gone). I will not put cameras, lenses or anything tempting in checked baggage.