A traveler passing through customs at a Florida airport was caught with suspected human bones wrapped in tinfoil that they claimed to use for “rituals.”

The passenger with the macabre merchandise declared a small collection at Tampa International Airport’s station for Customs and Border Patrol, which everyone is required to pass through when reentering the United States. 3

Still, authorities dug through his belongings and discovered a literal skeleton in his luggage.

The cigars, as the traveler stated, were among the bizarre findings. Part of what appeared to be a human skull and several bones was packed alongside “prohibited plants,” Carlos Martel, the airport’s director of field operations, said.

CBP determined that the remains posed “serious health risks” and were destroyed, mu

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