For the first time, the Haines Borough Police Department will be participating in a national prescription round-up program that aims to rid communities of unused medication that might otherwise be abused or sold illegally.

  People can drop off expired or unused medication at the police department from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

  According to interim police chief Simon Ford, the non-medical use of prescription drugs ranks second only to marijuana as the…