A man who was onboard a small plane that made an emergency landing in Oceanside has pleaded guilty to drug charges.
Troy Othneil Smith unzipped a backpack he was wearing and tossed a package into the bushes, prosecutors said, adding that the contents of the package tested positive for cocaine.Prosecutors allege Oceanside resident Troy Othneil Smith tried to hide a drug package from police shortly after the plane in which he was riding landed on the highway just after 1:30 a.m. Sept. 26, 2024.According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the plane took off from San Diego on the morning of Sept.
The contents of the package tested positive for cocaine, the U.S. Attorney's Office said, and Smith was arrested.Smith entered his guilty pleas last week in San Diego federal court. His plea agreement states the package within his backpack contained just over two pounds of cocaine and includes admissions that on other occasions, he mailed out packages containing cocaine that were ultimately seized by the U.S. Postal Service.At the time of the emergency landing, another man on the plane was arrested in connection with the incident, but prosecutors did not file charges against him.
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