Human skull, teeth found in airport luggage

[Taom]

Passenger held on charges; says head was for use in her voodoo practice

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Airport baggage screeners found a human head with teeth, hair and skin in the luggage of a woman who said she intended to ward off evil spirits with it, authorities said Friday.

Myrlene Severe, 30, a Haitian-born permanent U.S. resident, was charged Friday with smuggling a human head into the U.S. without proper documentation.

Customs and Border Protection officials found the head Thursday, after Severe arrived at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on a Lynx International Airlines flight from Cap Haitien, Haiti, said Barbara Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Miami.

“It still had teeth, hair and bits of skin and lots of dirt,” Gonzalez said.

Severe told authorities she had obtained the package in Haiti for “use as a part of her voodoo beliefs,” Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent Erick Hernandez wrote in an affidavit in support of a criminal complaint.

“Severe also stated that the purpose of the package was to ward off evil spirits,” Hernandez wrote.

Severe, who also was charged with failing to declare the head and transporting hazardous material in air commerce, faces a maximum of 15 years in prison if convicted of all charges, prosecutors said.

Severe remained held Friday in lieu of a $100,000 bond. She is due back in federal court March 2.

[Firemedic]

I know about this one, Ive been living in Ft Lauderdale for a while now. The Haitians love that voodoo shit let me tell you.

[Despare]

Originally posted by Taom
Myrlene Severe, 30, a Haitian-born permanent U.S. resident, was charged Friday with smuggling a human head into the U.S. without proper documentation.

"Hi, I'm looking for the proper documents to take a human skull to the U.S. so I can continue to practice my voodoo over there."