The DEA New Jersey Division said that the last Take Back Day, in October 2021, more than 14,000 pounds of unused or unwanted prescription drugs were collected.
There will extra focus Saturday on the need for New Jersey residents to clear their medicine cabinets of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications.
Colder temperatures are keeping us indoors, along with the potential risk of contracting COVID-19, so federal drug officials in the Garden State say it's crucial that residents secure their prescription drugs so that they don't end up in the wrong hands.
"Somebody, if they were looking for meth, they wouldn't have a difficult time finding somebody to get it from," said Timothy McMahon, special agent with the DEA's New Jersey Division.
A jury quickly convicted a former top official of the Drug Enforcement Administration in New York City and a DEA employee Thursday for failing to disclose their ownership of a New Jersey bikini bar.