The man, who sent a human heart, head and foot says he "thought the body parts were bizarre and wanted to send them to friends".
Police tracked down the sender after DHL made the gruesome discovery when they put the packages - which had been marked as "children's toys" - through an X-ray machine.
The 31-year-old American tourist told police he found the body parts at a Bangkok night market, said Police Colonel Chumpol Poompuang.
The man, who was questioned by police but later released, said he "thought the body parts were bizarre and wanted to send them to his friends in the US."
The three packages were being sent to Las Vegas, including one that the man had addressed to himself.
Police at a news conference said the heart, which had been stabbed, belonged to an adult.
Police Lieutenant General Ruangsak Jaritake showed pictures of all five body parts, which included two pieces of tattooed skin from an adult, one with a jumping tiger and the other depicting an ancient Asian script.
The way the body parts were preserved and the manner in which they were cut appeared to be professional and police were examining whether the parts were stolen from medical institutes.
In some Thai cults, preserved foetuses or spiritual tattoos are thought to give the owners good luck or protection from evil. They can also be used to practise black magic.
A British citizen was arrested in 2012 with six roasted foetuses covered in gold leaf after police received information that infant bodies were being sold online for black magic.
Source: Sky News
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