"These raids were done after we received reports from residents that the minimarts were selling condoms in an unregulated way, especially on Valentine`s Day," Makassar police official Jufri was quoted as saying in a media report.
He added employees of the minimarts were told not to sell contraceptives to teenagers, the report said.
Indonesia`s highest Islamic clerical council declared Valentine`s Day forbidden by Islamic law in 2012, saying it was contradictory to Muslim culture and teachings.
But the vast majority of Indonesia`s more than 220 million Muslims follow a moderate form of Islam in a country with sizeable Christian and Hindu minorities.
In Indonesia`s capital, Jakarta, and other parts of the country, Valentine`s Day has grown in popularity with companies looking to cash in by offering special discounts and promotions.
For example, national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is offering a 15 percent discount on air fares this week and motor bike delivery services are promoting week-long discounts to send flowers and chocolates to loved ones.
Rights groups have expressed concerns over the growing influence of Islamist groups, who have targeted how people lead their lives. A hardline group went around malls in East Java late last year to check whether outlets had ordered Muslim staff to wear Christmas apparel such as Santa hats.
In Indonesia`s second largest city, Surabaya, government officials ordered schools to ban students from celebrating Valentine`s Day "in or outside of school" because it ran counter to "cultural and social norms", according to a copy of the letter on the city`s official website.
A similar letter was also sent to public education agencies and schools in West Java province, according to a statement on the provincial government`s website. West Java is the country`s most populous province.
West Java and other provinces, such as Aceh, which is the only province in Indonesia to follow sharia law, have issued similar bans on celebrating Valentine`s Day in previous years.
Under Indonesia`s decentralized system of government, regional authorities are allowed to issue bylaws without approval from the central government.
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