#Feds bust Chinese national illegally crossing into US with $28K worth of gold bars

A Chinese national illegally crossed into the United States from Canada earlier this week — while carrying a number of gold bars worth more than $28,500 and about $10,000 cash, authorities said Thursday.

The 36-year-old woman was arrested by Border Patrol agents near the town of Amity in Maine on Tuesday, the agency said in a statement.

Investigators from the agency determined the spot where the woman crossed the border by matching footprints with her shoes, according to the statement.

The woman told them she had been legally allowed in Canada as a student, then illegally crossed the border in the hope of visiting her friend in California.

When Border Patrol searched her, they found the cash and about 14.25 ounces of gold bars, according to the statement.

The woman, who was not identified, was sent back to Canada after she was arrested.