U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert returns home after 61-day counternarcotics patrol in Eastern Pacific
Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) boarding team collects bales of cocaine from a suspected drug smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean May 26, 2023. A boarding team interdicted more than 2,600 kilograms of cocaine. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hannah Peterman)