MCALLEN – The Drug Enforcement Administration is offering people a way to properly dispose of their unused medication.

According to a press release, the event will happen Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue.

The agency says this is a way to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft by ridding people’s homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted medication.

The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. 

Liquid medication and needles will not be accepted, only pills or patches.

The DEA says last fall about 456 tons of prescription drugs were turned in. 

The agency, along with many Rio Grande Valley cities, will set up collection sites at the following locations:

Brownsville

• Sunrise Mall on 2370 North Expressway 83

Edinburg

• Edinburg Police Department on 1702 South Closner Blvd

Harlingen

• Valle Vista Mall on 2020 South Expressway 83

La Joya

• La Joya Police Department on 100 West U.S. 83

Lyford

• Lyford CISD Police Department on 8204 Simon Gomez Road

McAllen

• Office Depot on 5115 North 10th Street

Mission

• Mission Fire Station #3 on 1804 North Shary Road

Pharr

• Peter Piper Pizza on 2311 South Cage Blvd

Raymondville

• Raymondville Police Department on 523 West Hidalgo

Roma

• Roma Police Department on 5 East Grant Street

San Juan

• Junior’s Grocery Store on 108 E. FM 495

Weslaco

• Weslaco Police Department on 901 North Airport Drive