Kewpi Dolls

BOGOTA,
Colombia (Reuters) – Colombian police seized 292 voodoo dolls but were
reluctant to inspect the black, hand-sized talismans for fear of witchcraft.

"Witches don’t exist, but if they do, they do," Highway Police
Capt. Gerson Fajardo explained in a local newspaper interview published
on Thursday.

Transporting or selling the dolls is not against the law in Colombia. But
police intelligence officer Rolando Silva, described by El
Tiempo newspaper
as an expert in witchcraft, nonetheless defended their seizure in the central
province of Quindio.

"It was a measure to protect the moral conduct and the good habits
of the people," he said.

The cargo, marked "various merchandise," also included 192 packages
labeled magic dust and instructions on how to cast spells.

The Dowbrigade hasn’t seen any of that Colombian Magic
Dust for years

from Reuters