Article published June 20, 2009
2 men arrested in Norwalk after dumping marijuana from plane
BLADE STAFF
NORWALK, Ohio — Two New Mexico men have been arrested here for trafficking marijuana into Ohio and unsuccessfully trying to dump the drugs from an airplane, the Huron County Sheriff’s Office said.
Ryan C. Thomas, 47, of Albuquerque and Greg J. Baca, 47, of Los Alamos are each charged with one count of trafficking marijuana, a second degree felony.
Both are being held on $100,000 bonds and have a preliminary hearing scheduled for Friday in Norwalk Municipal Court.
The men, suspected of being involved in a drug trafficking plot, were flying a single engine, 1963 Mooney airplane from New Mexico toward Akron Wednesday evening.
They were followed by a border patrol jet, working with U.S. Homeland Security, into the area.
When the plane flew near Willard, the pilot became suspicious he was being followed and descended enough for the passenger to throw a duffle bag with about 20 to 25 pounds of packaged marijuana into a field near May Road and State Rt. 598 south of Willard, Sheriff’s deputies said.
A witness spotted the bag dropped from the plane and contacted authorities.
The plane continued to Norwalk-Huron County Airport where it landed and canine units alerted authorities to the smell of marijuana on the plane.
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