There’s definitely something in the water (or should that be something in the juice?) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Ministry of Health has discovered Viagra in juices being sold throughout the capital after enforcement officers raided more than thirty retailers and distributors dealing in the fruit juice.
The officers were acting on an anonymous tip-off which resulted in several hundred thousand ringgit worth of the product being seized. When samples were tested it was confirmed that the fruit juice did indeed contain Sildenafil Citrate (otherwise known as Viagra).
Although traces of the substance have been found in other materials before this (such as coffee mixtures and sweets), the Ministry of Health claimed this was the very first time that Sildenafil Citrate had ever been detected in fruit juice.
The Ministry of Health also issued a statement confirming the dangers of this ‘potent mixture’, describing it as potentially ‘deadly’ to those people suffering from low blood pressure and heart disease.
However, the reaction from the public has been generally positive. Despite a small number of people complaining about the suspicious juice, it has met with mostly good reviews from customers.
Sildenafil Citrate is tightly restricted in Malaysia and can only be obtained through a prescription from a doctor. The juice however, which it is claimed was produced from selected natural herbs to improve both men and women’s sexual performance, has been widely available from the local markets for up to six months and has met with rave reviews from the customers.
A customer can obtain a box of fruit juice, containing six sachets of juice in powdered form, for more than RM50. He, or she, then merely has to mix the powder with water before drinking.
More than thirty simultaneous raids were carried out across the country and more than six hundred boxes of the fruit juice were recovered. The seized product is estimated to be worth several hundred thousand ringgit and is believed to have been manufactured at a factory in Kajang. The investigation is ongoing.