Wall Police Collecting Unneeded Medications Saturday

WALL, NJ -- Wall Township police will be holding a prescription medication collection day on Saturday, April 30.

The program, called Operation Take Back, is anonymous and is done in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Agency, Wall Detective Lt. Greg Carpino said. It is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the police department, 2700 Allaire Road, Wall.

All efforts will be made to protect the anonymity of individuals disposing of medications, Carpino said. No questions or requests for identification will be made. You will be able to deposit medications freely and independently. The role of law enforcement will be to maintain and safeguard the integrity of the disposed items.

• The individual may dispose of medication either in its original container or by removing medication from its container and disposing directly into the drug disposal box. If the original container is submitted the prescription label should be removed if there is personal identifying information.
• Liquid products should remain sealed in their original container.
• Syringes and other sharp instruments will not be accepted.

At the conclusion of the program, the DEA will assume custody of the drug collection boxes and dispose of the contents in accordance with DEA policy, Carpino said.