A member of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton’s deck force loads multiple bales of contraband onto the cutters 35-ft Long Range Interceptor in preparation for an at-sea contraband transfer with the Coast Guard Cutter Joshua James in the Pacific Ocean Sept. 9, 2017. The Coast Guard and its interagency partners have interdicted or disrupted more than 455,000 pounds of cocaine in Fiscal Year 2017 worth more than $6 billion, surpassing its previous record. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jon-Paul Rios.

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