(QUERÉTARO, MEXICO) — Mexican security discovered a package with four human skulls wrapped in transparent plastic and aluminum foil bound for the United States on Sunday.
The package, headed for Manning, South Carolina, was discovered at a security checkpoint at the Queretaro Intercontinental Airport when X-ray equipment detected the four skulls, according to the Mexican National Guard.
The grizzly discovery allegedly came from the Michoacan, notoriously one of the most dangerous areas in Mexico.
Durante inspecciones en empresas de paquetería y mediante un equipo de rayos X, la #GuardiaNacional detectó en el Aeropuerto Intercontinental de #Querétaro, cuatro cráneos aparentemente de origen humano, envueltos en plástico transparente y papel aluminio, sin registro sanitario. pic.twitter.com/RPNdhIoKwe
— Guardia Nacional (@GN_MEXICO_) December 30, 2022
Officials have given no additional details on the identities of the four skulls, and have not stated whether the skulls are evidence of a crime committed, according to sources.