NORAD intercepts plane loaded with pot in Obama no-fly zone KNBC-TV President Barack Obama was returning to the Los Angeles airport, where he arrived Wednesday aboard Air Force One. By msnbc.com staff and NBC News Updated at 7 p.m. ET: President Barack Obama may have inadvertently won a skirmish in the war on drugs Thursday when a small plane that encroached on his airspace was intercepted and found to be hauling more than 20 pounds of marijuana, sources told NBC News. About 2 p.m. ET, the single-engine Cessna 182 entered airspace that had been restricted as Obama was returning to Los Angeles International Airport aboard Marine One, the presidential helicopter, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, said in a statement. The pilot never responded to repeated attempts to make contact by air traffic controllers, the Los Angeles Times reported. Two F-16 fighter jets from March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County intercepted the plane and followed it as it made its way to a safe landing, where the pilot was met by local authorities, NORAD said. NORAD would give no further details, citing operational security, but sources told NBC News Justice Department correspondent Pete Williams that the plane was escorted to Long Beach Airport. Authorities searched the plane and found about 22 pounds of marijuana on board, the sources said.
"Operational Security". Cute. For those unaware, it means it was a set up. A no-fly zone ain't hard to miss.
[quote name='"DCsFavorite"']"Operational Security". Cute. For those unaware, it means it was a set up. A no-fly zone ain't hard to miss.[/quote] Seems plausible. But maybe the pilot was hotboxing the plane with all that bud.
nah man i fly cessna 172s and liberty xl2s and there is no way to miss a no fly zone you ALWAYS map out where your going with checkpoints and if for some reason you did miss it you would have had radio communication about said no fly zone at least 50 nautical miles out, i smell a setup
mmm strange story wish there was more info. 20 pounds doesnt seem like alot to be flying. Maybe im wrong.
[quote name='"moshi1ry"']mmm strange story wish there was more info. 20 pounds doesnt seem like alot to be flying. Maybe im wrong.[/quote] It was probably chronic. But 20 pounds near los Angeles seems unplausible. prolly a street value of 40,000-50,000 i could see maybe a cessna flying from Canada or something but why would it be in cali just flying a load?