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Officials at Tampa International Airport in Florida found suspected human remains in a passenger's luggage

The bones and "part of a skull" were seized and destroyed "due to serious health risks"

According to officials, the passenger alleged they were carrying the items "for rituals"

A suspected human skull and bones were discovered in a passenger's luggage at an airport in Florida.

The remains were found wrapped in foil during a routine baggage check at Tampa International Airport (TPA), the Director of Field Operations, Carlos C. Martel, revealed in an X post on Thursday, Sept. 18.

“What started as a passenger declaring just 10 cigars at @FlyTPA turned bizarre,” Martel wrote on X. “CBP Agriculture Specialists uncovered prohibited plants, undeclared cigars, and a foil-

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