3/04/2026

LUCE COUNTY - Three people from lower Michigan were arrested following an attempt to smuggle drugs into Newberry Correctional Facility.  The Michigan State Police says on Feb. 28, troopers from the MSP Sault Ste. Marie Post was notified by Newberry Correctional Facility of a possible smuggling attempt.  Troopers surveilled the area and observed suspicious activity involving a car and people near the facility. The release says troopers conducted a traffic stop shortly after.  During the investigation, prison staff found a package inside the prison yard containing roughly 100 grams of methamphetamine and four ounces of THC wax.  The release says two adult men were lodged at the Luce County Jail as a result of the investigation. A 16-year-old juvenile boy was also apprehended in the case.