The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration are providing the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by removing potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs from their home on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Bring pills for disposal to Fountain Hills Town Hall at 16705 Avenue of the Fountains. Items to be disposed of should be taken inside the Town Hall lobby off the south parking lot.
The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches. The service is free and anonymous.
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MCSO, DEA hosting drug drop off Saturday
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The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration are providing the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by removing potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs from their home on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Bring pills for disposal to Fountain Hills Town Hall at 16705 Avenue of the Fountains. Items to be disposed of should be taken inside the Town Hall lobby off the south parking lot.
The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches. The service is free and anonymous.
On a permanent ongoing basis, the Sheriff’s Office Fountain Hills substation has a prescription drug collection bin just outside the MCSO office in the first floor lobby at Town Hall. Unused prescription drugs may be left at that location at any time the building is open.
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