better be safe than sorry.

> > > PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY AND TELL ALL OUR
> KABABAYANS WHO PLAN TO GO
> > > HOME NOT ONLY THIS CHRISTMAS BUT ANYTIME THEY GO
> HOME TO THEIR LOVED
> > > ONES.
> > >
> > > Please pass this to your friends..
> > >
> > > Unbelievable!! With Christmas fast approaching,
> several enterprising
> > > crooks at the NAIA have cooked up another easy
> money scheme to fund
> > > their Christmas shopping. A bullet or two is
> slipped inside bags with
> > > outside zippers and so when the poor sod claims
> his luggage, he is
> > > arrested for carrying an"accessory to a
> dangerous weapon". But the
> > story does not end with him in some airport
> detention room, no, he is carted
> > > to the Pasay police station where he has to
> spend the night alongside
> > > recidivists (habitual criminals) and other scums
> of the earth. And the
> > > place ain't no Hilton either. After 12 hours or
> so inside the slammer,
> > > feelers will be sent to see if he's willing to
> settle the case for a
> > > measly sum of 60k, that is, 60k EACH for the
> judge and whoever else
> > > wants to milk him dry. A little bit of haggling
> occurs and voila, he's
> > a free man once again.
> > >
> > >The above situation really happened but in real
> life, the bullet
> > wasn't found in some man's luggage, it was
> "discovered" in a 75 year old
> > > woman's bag. And the 75 year old woman had to be
> carried out of the
> > jail cell after she agreed to pay settle with
> the law enforcement officers.
> > > She was carried out because she could barely
> walk after spending the
> > > night in the cramped and stinky jail cell. The
> 75 year old woman was
> > > represented by our pediatrician's lawyer husband
> who again had to represent her after
> > > the NAIA official found another bullet in her
> luggage on her way back
> > to the US. Oh well, maybe the lola really was a
> terrorist or perhaps she
> > > just became a juicier target because the crooks
> already knew that she
> > > was willing to settle. You decide. Atty. Romero
> says that this sort of
> > > case is the third he's handled in the last few
> months. No surprise
> > > there, for it seems to be a very well-oiled
> operation and it will
> > > probably be implemented more now what with the
> upcoming barra ge of
> > > balikbayans coming home in time for the
> holidays. So as not to become
> > a victim, please lock your checked-in luggage,
> even those outside and
> > side zippers. Or better yet, get one of those
> hard cases with no zippers or
> > > pockets in front or on the side. At least this
> way, no opportunity
> > will be created for some unscrupulous person
> to slip in a little extra in
> > > your bag and thus create a little extra for
> himself.
> > >