“This has been true for the past four to five years.
“Female buyers usually buy imitation cosmetics products, but the male clients usually go for sex stimulant drug*,” said Noordin Osman, the principal supporter director of the department’s pharmaceutic enforcement division.
Established on tip-offs, enforcement officers seized a few RM55,000 worth of unregistered pharmaceutical products in 14 apart raids during the first five months of the year.
By these, sex stimulants consisted 30 to 40 per cent of the total seized items, said Noordin.
In the latest raid conducted on May 5, there were RM6,200 worth of sex stimulants seized from two drug dealer* in Jalan Horley.
These productions were smuggled in from near countries and sold in markets and shops which deal in traditional medicine, said Noordin.
The two peddlers will be charged with having with the intention of selling drugs listed under the Poisons Act 1952 and drugs which were not registered by the Drug Control Authority.
Contempt routine checks and regular raids, the peddlers invariably return to their dirty business, said Noordin, adding that the department was conducting checks at the country’s entry points and was working towards arresting the main suppliers.
He said the dangers of using such drugs did not deter the public from purchasing them, as the products were cheaper and did not require a prescription from the doctor.
For example, a Viagra tablet costs RM40 each but the fake brand was sold at RM20 for a box of four pills, while imitation Cialis tablets were sold at RM20 a box, half the price of the original tablets.
The Health Department has distributed hologram decoders at 50 selected pharmacies throughout Perak, with more pharmacies to be similarly equipped in the future.
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