They claim that anything that is a wrapped is fair game for opening.
I returned home recently from a business trip to find that my newly purchased bottle of shampoo w/built-in conditioner was missing. I had purchased it because my business trip was extended and due to that I’d run out. I was really irritated because it’s not a cheap brand and although I know the 3 oz. rule applies to carrying liquids on the plane with you, it doesn’t apply to within checked baggage.
So yes, I guess it’s par for the course these days for them to do whatever it is they want.
Mayvbe it was for Troy Polamalu>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaJFnGGECJo