That was in addition to 124 pounds of medications collected by the Sheriff’s Office at five other locations, said Sheriff Gene Kelly.
Nearly 200 people lined up at the Heritage Center on Fountain Avenue to turn in their medications, said SPD Det. Keri Frasco.
A total of 802 people turned in their medications at the county locations, Kelly said.
In addition to the pills, city officials also collected two boxes of liquid medicine and several medication patches, said Lopez.
“We’re glad that these (medications) are no longer out there and not in the water system,” he said.
Another drug collection is being planned, but no date has been set, said Frasco.
Reaction on the part of the public was very positive, she said.
“People were just relieved to get rid of (the medications) because they didn’t know what else to do with them,” said Frasco.
Kelly called the collection a “huge success.”
The event was part of a national drive sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The effort was designed to get potentially harmful medications out of homes and off the streets.
All medications were turned over to the DEA for destruction, said Lopez.
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