On Friday, Mexico’s National Guard said they recently intercepted a package containing four skulls that appear to have originated from humans. The package was stopped at Queretaro Airport.
The National Guard stated that the skulls were wrapped in plastic and aluminum foil, and that they were stopped during an X-ray examination at the airport.
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Local authorities state that the courier was supposed to transport the package from the state of Michoacan, which is considered one of the most violent regions in Mexico, to Manning in the state of South Carolina in the United States, according to the Reuters news agency.
In Mexico, a valid special permit from health authorities is required to transport human remains, which the carrier did not have.
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The discovery of skulls in Mexico is reported regularly. Dagbladet mentions the archaeological finds of skulls in boats 2015 And the 2017In addition to the police discovery of skulls in 2019 regarding research.
It is indicated in the last article that the indigenous people of Campeche tend to exhume the remains of deceased family members to clean them on the occasion of the Day of the Dead celebration.
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