Pensioner, 77, arrested for trying to sell smuggled Viagara in retirement haven

05 October 2023 , 21:48

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Reginald Odell Kincer has been charged over the haul of misbranded drugs (Image: Sumter County Jail)

A 77-year-old man has been arrested after smuggling Viagra into a retirement care home with a plan to sell it to randy residents.

Federal authorities have arrested Reginald Odell Kincer for allegedly buying more than $1,800 in erectile dysfunction drugs without a prescription and intending to sell them in the massive central Florida retirement community The Villages and elsewhere.

Kincer was arrested last month in The Villages, where he lives alongside nearly 80,000 fulltime residents and which was featured in the 2020 documentary "Some Kind of Heaven." The 77-year-old has pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charge and agreed to have his case heard before a magistrate judge instead of a jury. If convicted, he faces up to a year in federal prison and a fine of up to $10,000.

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In court filings, prosecutors allege that that he received more than $1,800 worth of erectile dysfunction drugs that had been shipped through interstate commerce. The drugs were misbranded because the man obtained them without a valid prescription, according to federal authorities.

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In a statement from the U.S Attorney's Office, authorities said: "United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Reginald Odell Kincer (77, The Villages) has been charged by information with receipt of misbranded drugs in interstate commerce. If convicted, Kincer faces up to one year in federal prison and a fine of up to $10,000.

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In court filings, prosecutors allege that that he received more than $1,800 worth of erectile dysfunction drugs that had been shipped through interstate commerce (Getty Images)

"According to court records, Kincer received more than $1,800 of erectile dysfunction drugs that had been shipped through interstate commerce. These drugs were misbranded because Kincer obtained them without a prescription from a licensed doctor. Kincer had planned to redistribute these drugs to others locally and outside the State of Florida.

"An information is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed a federal criminal offense. Every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty. This case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Hannah Nowalk."

Kince was arrested over the Viagara haul last month in The Villages, where he lives alongside nearly 80,000 fulltime residents and which was featured in the 2020 documentary "Some Kind of Heaven. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The Villages is no stranger to stories about the sex lives of its residents. Rumors about swingers, public sex and high rates of sexually transmitted diseases have swirled around the retirement haven for decades. But a report by the Tampa Bay Times last year said that the three counties containing The Villages tended to have significantly lower rates of sexually transmitted diseases compared to Florida overall.

Previously it was claimed residents were running a colour -coded system based on their swinging availability. In a video posted by drag queen Tora Himan viewed more than three million times, cycles through a series of photos of cars in a parking lot that have different coloured loofahs hanging off them.

The TikTok creator tagged the location as Florida's The Villages, the world's largest retirement community that surpasses the size of Manhattan and encompasses five zip codes, with more than 130,000 residents. Tora's video also goes on to show a chart that apparently reveals the meanings behind the loofah colors and was previously shared on Reddit three years ago.

Abigail O'Leary