The Zimbabwe Republic Police notified the public on the Twitter page that they had made arrests in line with people who had “performance enhancement” pills.
The ZRP spoke about the arrest saying;
“1/3 The ZRP confirms the arrest of seven suspects on 20/04/22 for Possession of Unregistered Medicine at Five Avenue Shopping Centre, Harare. Police recovered 8×7 Super Power Capsules, 1x Bang Bang Strongman, 25x Cobra 120, 30x Black Cobra 200, Cialis tadalafil,5x
2/3 Silmet 50 tablets, 4x Chao Jimengnan super Power Man tablets, 119x Sildenafic Citrate tablets, 2x Sildenafil Oral jelly, 18x Shuanglong Biography, 2x Kamagra Oral Jelly, 3 Shuanglong Oral jelly, Maxman Coffee, Red Mercury, 6x Sama Secreat oil, Big penis,
3/3 4x African Banana Super Power, Viagra 007, Masushita BBSM Coffee Sachet, 8x Intalis 02, and Sweet A drugs. #notocriminalacts”
Many people defended the suspects in the comment saying that the supplements and pills do not harm users and that the police should focus on solving bigger crimes.
Performance enhancement pills, creams and supplements are popular all over the world. Even in movies, characters make jest of situations where people try them and they overperform. People buy these medicines and supplements from dodgy online stores, or street corners with hopes of boosting various aspects of their intimate lives.
Many of these pills and supplements are smuggled into Zimbabwe and people sell them promising the users bigger genitalia or increased stamina. The fact that the drugs and supplements are not registered means that they are probably not tested and their safety is not guaranteed thus the need for regulation and in this case, arrest.
1/3 The ZRP confirms the arrest of seven suspects on 20/04/22 for Possession of Unregistered Medicine at Five Avenue Shopping Centre, Harare. Police recovered 8×7 Super Power Capsules, 1x Bang Bang Strongman, 25x Cobra 120, 30x Black Cobra 200, Cialis tadalafil,5x
— Zimbabwe Republic Police (@PoliceZimbabwe) April 22, 2022