Print The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency collected 7,850 pounds of unused, expired and unwanted medications in San Diego last week as part of a national event, a DEA spokeswoman announced Friday. The DEA collected more than 829,500 pounds — just over 419 tons — of medications during its National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 24, spokeswoman Rachel Crowley said in a statement. More than 4,000 community partners contributed their time at 5,060 collection sites throughout the U.S., Crowley said. John W. Callery, special agent in charge at the San Diego office, thanked county residents for helping out. Advertisement “We asked you to do your part to get unused and unwanted medications out of your homes, and you did,” Callery said in a statement. “Through your efforts, we collected almost 8,000 pounds of medications that can no longer be misused, abused or stolen.”