2 arrested after cocaine found when small plane from Mesa lands on California freeway
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Two California residents have been arrested after cocaine was found when their small aircraft made an emergency landing on a freeway after taking off from Falcon Field Airport in Mesa.
Police in Oceanside, California responded to the small plane that unexpectedly landed on State Route 76 near Canyon Drive around 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 26.
The plane landed on the road without any reported injuries. The pilot reported engine failure as the reason for the emergency landing.
In a search of the airplane, police said a kilogram, or 2.2 pounds, of cocaine was found. Two suspects, 21-year-old Gabriel Leon Breit and 36-year-old Troy Othneil Smith, both from Oceanside, were arrested.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating this incident.
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