Raining Marijuana? Duffel Bags Filled with Pot Drop on East Texas Homes

CADDO MILLS, Texas (CBS/AP) For the first time in history, it was raining marijuana in a rural area of east Texas.

Hunt County Undersheriff Joe Knight says rural homeowners near Greenville reported hearing duffel bags filled with what appeared to be marijuana thud onto their roofs early Monday.

Knight said his department was advised about 5:30 a.m. Monday to watch for a low-flying aircraft.

A single-engine plane was found abandoned in a field beside a runway at Caddo Mills Municipal Airport about two hours later.

Knight said the public has turned in four black nylon duffel bags filled with what appeared to be high-grade, hydroponic marijuana. Deputies found two other bags of pot in the plane.

No injuries or damage was reported in the "pot plunge" about 35 miles northeast of Dallas.

A man is in custody for questioning, but no charges have been filed.