Woman arrested, gold seized at Blue Water Bridge

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A Lansing area woman is in custody after accidentally crossing the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say a 43 year old woman was arrested Thursday May 21st in what is believed to be a stolen vehicle with a large amount of gold inside. According to the CBP, the woman was from Eaton County and made a wrong turn ending up on the Blue Water Bridge. When re-entering the United States, border officials were alerted that the woman’s vehicle was reported as stolen. She was arrested without incident and the vehicle was searched. Authorities located gold bars with a value of over $130,000 as well as 30 grams marijuana inside the car. The incident is currently being investigated by the Michigan State Police.