Chief Petty Officer James Koon weighs narcotics seized during a counter-drug patrol in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of South and Central America aboard the Cutter Alert from Astoria, Ore., Sept. 27, 2014. The crew of Alert will return home Sunday following a 70-day deployment in the eastern Pacific Ocean where they interdicted three suspected vessels, detained 15 suspected smugglers, and seized more than 3,180 pounds of cocaine with a wholesale value of more than $48 million. (Coast Guard photo by Cutter Alert)