This event provides residents with a no cost, anonymous collection location of unwanted and expired medicines. The DEA cannot accept liquids, needles or sharps, only pills and patches.
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The Bristol Police Department will once again join the DEA’s National Pharmaceutical Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Bristol Police Department has been designated as a drop-off location. This event provides residents with a no cost, anonymous collection location of unwanted and expired medicines. The DEA cannot accept liquids, needles or sharps, only pills and patches.
Police will also accept unwanted firearms on this day at the same time, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This public service is not affiliated with the DEA Take Back Event. All firearms need to be unloaded, transported in the trunk of a vehicle. Upon arrival at Police Headquarters, 395 Metacom Avenue, the firearm will be removed from the vehicle by a Bristol Police Department Armorer. This will be an anonymous process and no questions will be asked. It is being offered as a public service to our residents.
Further information is on the drug take back is available on the DEA website: http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/