Sex enhancement products illegal

Some of the confiscated illegal products

By FIDELIS SUKINA

The office of censorship in collaboration with PNG Customs are responsible in getting rid of sexual enhancement products which are illegal in Papua New Guinea, this was made known during a workshop at March Girls at Central Province.

another illegal sex enhancement product

 Sexual enhancement products in the form of tablets and other objects such as dildos and vibrators which increase sexual pleasure and drive are deemed illegal because of the moral and Christian values of the nation; this was cleared by the chief censor Mr Steven Mala.

“We are claiming to be a Christian country and we have moral standards and values and that prevents us from accepting sexual enhancement products under our law, if it’s a sexual enhancement product than its illegal, for medical products deemed to be for sexual enhancement we have no clear direction because it is in the form of tablets and other medical supplements, to prove that we have to go through the pharmaceutical board, because they are the board that approves medical products”

Mr Mala said that there was a partnership also with PNG Customs to crack down such illegal products which are shipped in as well carried across the border.

Robert Kawapuro who is the Director for National Response Coordination with PNG customs says they are part of a partnership that ensures products like magazines, books, multiple DVD’s and sexual enhancement products don’t enter the country.

“We have agreement with the office of censorship wherein we step in to confiscate products which are illegal and are under the mandate of the censorship office, but we do not classify the item, that is the work of the censorship office.” Kawapuro said

Multiple DVDs and the classifications 

Mr. Mala also highlighted the fact that these days because of internet technology people were doing online shopping and didn’t know the goods they were buying was illegal to enter the country.

“With online shopping available people buy products without proper knowledge of the side effects of these products, some products confiscated at the post office and at outlets such as DHL especially medical product, some have no labels and some have instructions in foreign language, and that is risky”.  Mr Mala said