State of New Mexico Department of Public Safety

Contact:

Sergeant Emmanuel T. Gutierrez

NMSP -Public Information Officer Cell- 505-917-2952 Office- 505-827-3349 emmanuel.gutierrez@state.nm.us Websites: www.dps.nm.org www.nmsp.dps.state.nm.us

PRESS RELEASE

October 25, 2013 IMMEDIATE RELEASE

State Police to Participate in DEA National Take Back Day

Santa Fe CountyOn Saturday, October 26, 2013; State Police will be partnering up with the Drug Enforcement Agencys National Take Back Day. This is a program that focuses on removing potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nations medicine cabinets. This program will give the publ ic the opportunity to surrender expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceutical controlled substances to law enforcement offices for destruction. This will be a state-wide participation event with State Police. The drop off times will be Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The locations will be at the below State Police offices:
D1 (Santa Fe) 4491 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM 87504 D2 (Las Vegas) 520 South Commerce Las Vegas NM 87701 D3 (Roswell) 4207 West 2nd Street, Roswell, NM 88201 D4 (Las Cruces) 4055 Sonoma Ranch Las Cruces, NM 88011 D5 (Albuquerque) 2501 Carlisle Blvd., N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87110 D6 (Gallup) 4200 E. Historic Highway 66, Gallup, NM 87301 D7 (Espanola) 1410 N. Paseo de Onate, Espanola, NM 87532 D8 (Alamogordo) 411 Tenth Street, Ste 101, Alamogordo, NM 88310 D9 (Clovis) 812 West 6th Street, Clovis, NM 88101 D10 (Farmington) 1025 West Navajo Farmington, NM 87401 D11 (Socorro) I -25, Exit 152 Socorro, NM 87801

Each office location will have an officer available to take possession of the unwanted medications. This program will ensure the safety of New Mexicos communities. ###