A pilot and passenger have been arrested early Thursday on suspicion of unlawful transportation of narcotics after their small airplane made an emergency touchdown on state Route 76 in Oceanside, police mentioned.
Officers discovered the airplane — a single-engine Piper Cherokee — on state Route 76 close to Canyon Drive shortly earlier than 1:45 a.m. after the pilot needed to make an emergency touchdown, police mentioned.
The pilot, who was not injured, mentioned the airplane had skilled engine failure, police mentioned. The touchdown website is a few mile west of the Oceanside Municipal Airport.
When police searched the airplane, they found “a big amount” of narcotics. The quantity and sort of medicine discovered was not launched.
Police mentioned they arrested the pilot and passenger, each of whom are Oceanside residents. Their gender and ages weren’t instantly accessible.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the circumstances of the emergency touchdown. In line with FAA information, the airplane is registered to a San Diego restricted legal responsibility firm.
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