If you've cleaned planes or something for 25 years you may not have heard of this. That's about the only way. Anything over 500 pounds is a problem, so, no your bags by themselves would not be the cause of the problem. However if the plane was overweight, then the ramp has to remove a certain number of bags in total. So if they had to remove 500 pounds, that would include your 100.
As for the thievery, there's really nothing that can be done. As stated before, this is a situation where you have contractors working. In fact, MOST cities outside of the US have contracted employees both above and below the wing. Pilferage is a huge problem in South America and Mexico. But, sadly, that sense of it being OK to steal is pretty rampant in that culture. Look at all the corrupt governments and police. Well, it happens at the airport too. So, short of just not flying there, the airline can't do anything, because even if they catch the person, chances are the person to report them too was helping them.
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