ALAMEDA, Calif. -- A U.S. Coast Guard cutter based in Alameda is returning home today after seizing $95 million worth of cocaine in two separate operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard announced today.

The cutter, Boutwell, seized 2.39 metric tons of cocaine from a 45-foot fishing vessel discovered abandoned 45 miles off the coast of El Salvador on Nov. 19. The vessel was originally discovered the day before by a helicopter working with the cutter.

The El Salvadoran Navy apprehended the fishing vessel's crew and the Coast Guard will work with the El Salvadoran government to build a case against the crew, according to the Coast Guard.

On Dec. 9 the Boutwell seized more than two metric tons of cocaine from a 81-foot fishing vessel 250 miles south of Guatemala, the Coast Guard reports. The vessel was spotted by another boat, the USS Halyburton, as its crew was fleeing on smaller boats. The vessel's crew escaped in the cover of darkness, the Coast Guard reports.

Boutwell's boarding team found 108 bales of cocaine on board.

The Boutwell returns home today after a two-month patrol to its homeport in Alameda.