PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Local law enforcement collected nearly 200 pounds of unused and expired medications Saturday during the countywide Operation Medicine Cabinet event.
Deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and officers from partnering municipal agencies collected 198.6 pounds of pharmaceuticals between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., the sheriff’s office reported.
The four-hour drive offered county residents a free, anonymous way to surrender old prescription drugs with “no questions asked.” Ten drop-off stations operated across north, mid, and south county areas, utilizing parking lots and lobbies at sites including the St. Pete Beach Community Center, local police stations, Walgreens, Walmart, and the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Outpatient Care Center. Participating municipal agencies included police departments from Largo, Pinellas Park, Kenneth City, and St. Petersburg…