Plane with drugs diverted by fighter jets after entering Obama's airspace

A single-engine plane that entered Marine One's airspace near Los Angeles - and was escorted to the ground by a pair of F-16s - was found to have drugs aboard when searched by local law enforcement.

Police at Long Beach Airport found marijuana aboard the Cessna 182, which was intercepted by the two NORAD fighters around shortly after noon Thursday, according to NBC 4.

"Two F-16 fighters scrambled out of March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, California, to respond to a temporary flight restriction violation by a Cessna 182 aircraft over Los Angeles. After intercepting the aircraft, the F-16s followed it until it landed without incident at approximately 12:30 p.m. MST, where the plane was met by local law enforcement," NORAD said in a statement released later Thursday.

Obama spent the night in Los Angeles after a fundraising concert starring the Foo Fighters Wednesday night. Obama flew to San Francisco this afternoon, where additional fundraisers are planned with Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and soul singer Al Green.

The president was returning to the Los Angeles airport via helicopter when the small plane was intercepted, and flew from LAX to San Francisco on Air Force One without incident.

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