323 pounds of prescription meds collected

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Published April 28 2014

Last Saturday, the Bellevue Police Department collected 323 pounds of controlled, non-controlled and over the counter medications, no questions asked.

The successful event was a partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration as part of the nationwide prescription drug "Take-Back" initiative.

Bellevue Police staffed three locations in Bellevue and collected nine boxes of unwanted medications. A second Take-Back Drug day will be in October. In 2013 a total of 488.6 pounds were collected.

For more information on how to safely dispose of unwanted drugs, visit www.dea.gov. Individuals are encouraged to remove identifying information from prescription labels.