History of Red Ribbon Week

Enrique S. Camarena was born July 26, 1947 in Mexico. He joined the Drug Enforcement Administration June 28, 1974. In the early 1985 he was close to unlocking a multi-billion dollar drug pipeline. However , he he was kidnapped before he could finish his mission. His body wasn’t found until March 5, 1985. After his death Duncun Hunter and high school friend Henry Lozano started a club named Camarena club in his home town Calexico California. David Dhillan along with hundreds of other club members wore red ribbons and pledge to live a drug free life to honor the sacrifices made by him along with other Americans. Red Ribbon week eventually spread through all of America.

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