Now as a fare paying passenger, I am always asked "Do you have any electrical items in your hold baggage"? These items are banned following the Pan-Am 747 explosion. So how do you justify putting valuables in the hold baggage?
My wife had her hold baggage 'examined' but as there were no valuables and certainly not a mobile phone in this luggage, they moved to another bag I guess! The contents probably smelt foul as it also contained 15 days of my smelly socks!
So why do you put valuables into the hold?