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Police in Trinidad and Tobago are investigating after 56 bodies, most of them infants, were left at a graveyard over the weekend.

Some shit you should know before you dig in: Trinidad and Tobago is a small Caribbean nation of about 1.5 million people located just off the coast of Venezuela. The country has been dealing with a serious gang violence problem that’s driven its homicide numbers to among the worst in the region (623 murders were recorded in 2024), and in 2023, the US State Department placed it sixth on its list of the world’s most dangerous countries. The government imposed a state of emergency back in December 2024 in response to gang crime, and it’s been renewed repeatedly since then. The most recent extension came in March, when lawmakers signed off on another three months.

What’s going on now: The 56 bodies (50 infants, four adult males, and two adult females) were found Saturday at a cemetery in the town of Cumuto, about 25 miles east of the capital, Port of Spain. Five of the adults had morgue-style toe tags, and two of them (one male and one female) showed signs of having had autopsies performed.

Police said preliminary indications suggest the case involves the unlawful disposal of unclaimed corpses, though the investigation is ongoing and no identifications have been made.

In a statement, Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro said, “The nature of this discovery is deeply troubling, and we understand the emotional impact it will have on families and the wider national community. Every cadaver must be handled with dignity and lawful care. Any individual or institution found to have violated that duty will be held fully accountable.”

More to come.