U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at Tampa International Airport were stunned when they discovered a human skull during a routine bag search .

"What started as a passenger declaring just 10 cigars at Tampa International Airport turned bizarre," wrote Carlos C Martel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection director of field operations for Miami and Tampa, on X Thursday, Sept. 18.

CBP agriculture specialists uncovered prohibited plants, undeclared cigars and a foil-wrapped duffel bag containing human remains, including the skull, Martel wrote.

Though the traveler claimed the items were for rituals, Martel said they were seized and destroyed "due to serious health risks."

He added: "We never know what baggage may hold, but smugglers should know we’ll always have a bone to pick."

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