The Corpus Christi Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration hosted the 3rd Annual Prescription Drug Take-Back-Day on Saturday April 28, 2012 throughout the Coastal Bend.

A total of 1,052 ponds of pills were collected at this year’s Prescription Drug Take Back Event surpassing last October’s collection of 892.6 pounds.  

The CCPD and D.E.A. would like to express our thanks to those who donated their locations as a drop off point as well as all the individuals who brought in their potentially dangerous prescription drugs.

Coastal Bend Collection Sites are listed below:     

• KIII TV~423.28 lbs.
  5002 South Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi
• HEB~14.11 lbs.
  3500 Leopard, Corpus Christi
• HEB~91.27 lbs.
  3033 S. Port Avenue, Corpus Christi
• HEB~75.84 lbs.
  5313 Saratoga Boulevard, Corpus Christi
• HEB(Flour Bluff)~74.07 lbs.
  1145 Waldron Road, Corpus Christi
• HEB(Annaville)~93.47 lbs
  11100 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi
• HEB~72.80 lbs.
  1600 Wildcat Boulevard, Portland
• HEB~31.75 lbs.
  409 E. Kleberg, Kingsville
• HEB(Aransas Pass)~12.79 lbs.
  101 E. Goodnight Avenue, Aransas Pass
• HEB(Sinton)~34.39 lb.s
  106 S. San Patricio, Sinton
• Cuero City Hall~85 lbs.
  201 E. Main Street, Cuero
• DEA/Naval Air Station/CCAD~43.21 lbs.