LUBBOCK, Texas -- Recent New Mexico news involving the discovery of human skulls and other bone fragments brings to light a unique question: Can you legally buy human bones online? On Tuesday, the Lea County Sheriff’s Office said it was investigating human remains found in Jal, New Mexico that were believed to linked to a missing persons case from 2019. The narrative shifted Wednesday when authorities stated the skulls were possibly purchased online over the course of several years. Lea County Undersheriff Michael Walker said authorities confirmed it is possible to buy real human bones online. And according to a couple of sources, it is perfectly legal. Lea County Sheriff’s Office investigating source of human skulls found in Jal An article by National Geographic stated there is no federal law prohibiting trade and ownership of human remains other than those from Native Americans. The Bone Room, a natural history store that follows California State Law, U.S. Federal Law and International Treaties regarding the possession and sale of bones, noted that Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee and Minnesota have independent State Laws prohibiting the import or export of human remains across their state lines. Only one company in the U.S., Skulls Unlimited, is legally cleaning human heads that come straight from donors, according to National Geographic. The company sells these donor skulls only to bona fide doctors, nurses, dentists, anthropologists and people with valid scientific or medical reasons to have them. But, they do sell antique skulls to prospective buyers. In short, although there are no laws against possessing human bones at the federal level, this does not mean such laws do not exist in other countries or at a local level.