Two Oceanside residents were arrested Thursday on suspicion of illegal transportation of narcotics after their single engine small plane made an emergency landing on state Route 76 near Canyon Drive, the Oceanside Police Department said.
At about 1:43 a.m. Thursday, OPD officers responded to a call that a plane experienced engine failure and had to make an emergency landing on SR-76, according to a police statement. The plane's two occupants were not injured.
A search of the plane revealed a large quantity of narcotics, the OPD statement said. Both occupants of the plane were taken into custody.
As of Thursday morning, the right lane on eastbound state Route 76 at Canyon Drive was closed due to the small plane landing, according to Caltrans and Oceanside Police on X.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the circumstances of the emergency landing.
