The Ellis County Drug Enforcement Unit is taking back unwanted prescription drugs at the Hays Convention & Visitor’s Bureau, 27th & Vine St. in Hays; the Ellis Police Department, 815 Jefferson St. in Ellis; and Victoria City Hall, 1005 4th St. in Victoria – on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Ellis Co. DEU and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 17th opportunity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to one of the above sites. (Sites cannot accept needles or sharps, only pills or patches and liquids in sealed containers.)

The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.