Gib me back me bones!
Posted on 09/23/2025 6:15:33 AM PDT by Twotone
What began as a routine baggage check at Tampa International Airport ended with U.S. customs officers unwrapping something far darker — a foil-wrapped bundle of bones, including part of a human skull.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers made the shocking discovery when a passenger declaring just 10 cigars was found carrying a bag containing the human remains, officials said Thursday.
According to CBP Director of Field Operations Carlos C. Martel, agriculture specialists initially flagged the traveler's belongings for prohibited plants, undeclared cigars, and other items. Inside a foil-wrapped duffel bag, officers uncovered bones, including part of a human skull, Martel said.
The passenger told officers the remains were intended for ritual use.
Photos shared by CBP showed what looked like a skull and vertebrae partially wrapped in aluminum foil. Other images showed officers wearing gloves and inspecting luggage on a table, with the seized items laid out in evidence bags.
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Most likely.
In late September early October Tampa residents become more aware of the safety of their pet animals. Many go missing at that time of the year. We have always had a burgeoning population of Haiotian and South American voodoo-worshippers in this community. Ritual blood sacrificers need a source for victims. Lately it’s gotten a lot more prevalent.
Tampa? Goody. We’ll eventually get a bodycam video on YouTube.
True. And everyone will be sporting their Dia de la Muerta gear!
Gib me back me bones!
Long ago, my brother, may he rest in peace, had illusions about becoming an artist, and he bought some human bones from a medical supply house to use as subjects for his artistic endeavors. At the time, he couldn’t afford a skull so he had to settle for some leg bones. This was totally legal.
He ended up working for a state government investigating medicare fraud. He always had plenty to do.
More recently, I unfortunately became acquainted with a school teacher/creep who was rumored to have dug bones in a graveyard to sell in flea markets. I am pretty sure the rumors were true.
You cant get good Rat meat here its tough and lacks flavor
Was this a flight from Haiti??? Bet it was.
There is a show on either nat geo or discovery call to catch a smuggler, CBP gas a hard job
Ya same show as to catch a smuggler, quite interesting what people try to bring into the us
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