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The remains of at least 50 infants and six adults were dumped in a cemetery in Trinidad and Tobago, police said.
In a statement, the country’s police service (TTPS) said the bodies were found in the town of Cumuto, about 40 km (25 miles) from the capital Port of Spain in Trinidad, one of the two islands forming the Caribbean nation.
A preliminary investigation shows that it could be an “illegal elimination of unclaimed corpses,” the press release added.
It is unclear whether the incident is linked to gang violence in the country where the murder rate is one of the highest in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The police statement said five of the adults – four men and two women – had identification tags on them. Two of them had autopsy signs.
The discovery is “deeply disturbing,” Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro said.
“Any individual or institution found to have violated this obligation will be held fully accountable,” the commissioner said.
The state of emergency, which gives police broad powers of search and arrest, has been renewed since its introduction on March 2.
Since then, the US State Department has issued several travel advisories – due to crime as well as the “increased risk of terrorism”.
“Although violent crime in Trinidad and Tobago has declined significantly since 2024 thanks to security efforts launched during the previous state of emergency, crime remains a challenge across the country,” the advisory said.
