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State Police to Collect Prescription Drugs

October 16, 2011 12:05 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana State Police will join with the Drug Enforcement Administration for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Oct. 29. The Advocate reported (http://bit.ly/pTiC8L ) troopers will collect unused or expired medication for disposal from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Oct. 29 at troop headquarters... more »
Thieves Target Local Pharmacies

January 11, 2011 7:15 PM

A number of agencies including the FBI are working on busting a drug ring targeting pharmacies. Officers said the suspects allegedly traveled from Avoyelles parish to rob Meche's Pharmacy in Duson and Scott Pharmacy. Twenty-two year old Morgan Brown was caught by police as he was trying to get away.... more »
DEA Collects 242,000 Pounds of Old or Unwanted Prescription Drugs

October 5, 2010 5:14 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) - A daylong, nationwide effort to get people to turn in old or unwanted prescription drugs has collected more than 121 tons of unused medicine. DEA officials said Tuesday that 242,000 pounds of pills have been collected at more than 4,000 prescription drug "take-back" sites across the country.... more »