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Due to a complaint lodged regarding animal cruelty, a human skull was discovered in a spiritual shop in the Los Angeles area, reports the Associated Press.

Other remains that looked suspiciously like human remains were also found in eight containers discovered on Friday at Omi Relekun in Compton.

Situated in a strip mall on the 1500 block of North Long Beach Boulevard, Omi Relekun dubs itself as a spiritual shop and school, said the Daily Mail.

The Los Angeles County sheriff's Capt. Steve Katz explained that the cops had been called about the skull, which was found in a pot with other similar ones, but they soon discovered the others as well, said Fox News.

However, there does not seem to be any reason for suspecting homicide. The skulls do look as if they have been bought legally.

"There is nothing sinister here," Katz said. "The skull and possible eight other skulls in vessels were being used in Santeria. The question is were the skeletal remains acquired appropriately."

Being an Afro-Caribbean religion with its roots in Yoruba beliefs, Santeria has links with Catholicism and is practiced in various areas of the world. Sometimes it involves animal sacrifice, which is allowed to U.S. followers of Santaria, as it is included in their religion.