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Books (or blocks of paper goods).
Supposedly the density and organic nature of paper can look suspicious to inexperienced operators.
When I'm bringing a lot of books back, something I frequently do, I pack them by themselves in a separate unlocked duffel.
No one seems interested in stealing books, and if there's nothing else in the bag, there's nothing else to steal or lose if the books trigger a bag search.