Driver steals sex enhancement pills worth Dh27,000

Dubai: A pharmacy driver has been accused of stealing Dh27,000 worth of sex enhancement pills while transferring them from one branch to another.

The 29-year-old Pakistani driver, S.C., was said to have taken 63 packs of sex enhancement pills, other medicines and toothpastes in May.

The suspect pleaded guilty and admitted he stole from his employer when he appeared before the Dubai Court of First Instance on Sunday.

An Egyptian pharmacist testified to prosecutors the defendant worked for the pharmacy’s branch at Jumeirah Palm.

“We discovered the robbery just ten days from after having placed an order for sex enhancement pills,” the pharmacist said.

“Shortly after the items had been delivered, a customer walked into the pharmacy and wanted to buy a pack. When the assistant pharmacist went inside to get a pack, she discovered that the pills were missing.

“We searched for the packs and didn’t find them. When we checked the surveillance cameras installed inside the pharmacy, we spotted the defendant walking out of the door to make a delivery … as per the CCTV footages, S.C. was seen carrying the delivery bag and another garbage bag that seemed like it contained a box.

“Upon confronting the suspect, he claimed that he had taken out a garbage bag and threw it away. We called the staff for an urgent meeting and it was announced that the management would be lenient with the suspected staff who had stolen the sex enhancement pills. Immediately following that announcement, the suspect said ‘what assures to me that I will be pardoned?’” the pharmacist claimed.

The suspect asked presiding judge Mohammad Jamal for leniency.

The Filipina assistant pharmacist claimed to prosecutors: “Initially the suspect alleged that he took the garbage bag [that contained the stolen pills] from me … but later he denied it. It is against the pharmacy’s policy to sell any product without a receipt.”

The defendant was quoted admitting to prosecutors he stole the sex enhancement pills, neck massager, toothpaste and medical gum.

A ruling will be heard on January 17.