Locks are supposed to keep things out as well as keep things in.
The problem with this new method is that there is no way to prove whether contraband was in the luggage originally or was planted by fiendish officials.
So under this method the most that should be allowed to happen is if illegal items are silently removed.
(Locking luggage does not protect against theft as they could always steal the whole thing.)
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[This message has been edited by AllanJ (edited 12-19-2002).]