Overview
- Toronto retailer Bonjibon says it received two signed letters from a U.S. Navy base in Bahrain accompanying returned packages.
- Owner Grace Bennett says the shop does not ship to Bahrain and believes customers forwarded orders to Navy personnel overseas.
- The returned items were a butt plug and a bullet vibrator that were flagged during x-ray mail screening, according to the letters.
- DoD Transportation Command and Navy guidance for Bahrain prohibit pornographic materials, including sex toys, and note that all shipments are x-rayed and contraband can be destroyed.
- Bennett publicized the letters on social media, drawing attention to the incident, and there has been no reported change in policy or related disciplinary action.