New Mexico

Local D.A.R.E. Officer Says Message Remains Relevant

Jun 25, 2020

In photo: Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Deputy and D.A.R.E. Officer Jamar Cotton stands amid a sea of students learning to say no to drugs and gangs.

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was scheduled for Friday, June 26, but the COVID-19 pandemic has put...

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Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Deputy and D.A.R.E. Officer Jamar Cotton stands amid a sea of students learning to say no to drugs and gangs

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