A city herbalist, Rashid Ashiraf Lukwago, has been arrested in connection with unlawful possession of restricted sexual enhancement drugs, banned contraceptives and misleading treatment claims.
The National Drug Authority (NDA) in a statement yesterday said the arrest was made in a joint crackdown with the police.
NDA said Lukwago, who their intelligence team has been tracking for some time, claims that he conducts “blood purification” using “organic” medicine and has been promoting sexual enhancement concoctions that are not approved by the drug regulator.
The drug regulator said their team found several packs of tadalafil, sildenafil (used for management of erectile dysfunction), and the banned Chinese pills among others.
NDA explained that the products have the potential of serious side effects, including respiratory (lungs) and cardiac (heart) problems, drug resistance due to misuse of antibiotics, urinary disorders and sometimes leading to coma and death.
The arrest of the herbalist came a day after the NDA announced that it intercepted L-power plus coffee, which was adulterated with a regulated erectile dysfunction drug, tadalafil.
