Law Enforcement in Treating the Dark Circulation of Narcotics the Border Area of Indonesia

Abstract

The border area is a hot spot for narcotics smuggling, through ports ranging from the eastern waters of Sumatra from Aceh to Lampung to Kalimantan, Riau and the Riau Islands, which are vulnerable to the circulation of narcotics in Indonesia because 80 percent of narcotics in Indonesia enter through this route. The smuggling of narcotics is caused by the high amount of wages for one-time methamphetamine courier who can earn Rp. 60 million to Rp. 80 million. Law enforcement against narcotics crimes through efforts to impoverish narcotics dealers still needs to construct a comprehensive and integrated criminal law system with other regulations and apply to both the national and international world. Efforts to tackle the illicit trafficking of narcotics in border areas are still needed to improve coordination with other countries which are transit places and illicit narcotics trafficking in Indonesia.

Analysis of the Effectiveness of Drugs Interdiction Strategy in Indonesia: A Study on the National War on Drugs Policy

“…It was evidenced by the numerous illegal smuggling and trafficking cases through "rat ports" throughout the islands. Traffickers may be taking advantage of a perceived lack of enforcement and limited surveillance in the region by transferring drugs from boat to boat, then engaging in clandestine trade and using dead drop methods (Yuhernawa & Barthos, 2021). Additionally, Indonesia shares a 1.881-kilometres land border with Malaysia on the island of Borneo, which serves as a transit country for drugs flowing from Myanmar and other Southeast Asian countries.…”

“…The existing body of research on the effectiveness of drug eradication strategies in Indonesia has primarily focused on supporting aspects such as the insufficient workforce of law enforcement personnel (Rachman & Kusriyah, 2020); (Laila, 2021); and (Yuhernawa & Barthos, 2021) the substantial budget associated with drug interdiction efforts (Suhartini, et al, (2019); Sinaga, et al (2021), or the absence of comprehensive non-penal preventive policies (Warsino et al, (2020); (Jainah, 2022); and Yawan, et al, (2023). Nevertheless, existing research has not adequately addressed the fundamental aspects pertaining to the effectiveness of the aforementioned technique.…”

Criminal Liability of The Performers Criminal Acts of Abuse Gorilla Tobacco Narcotics

“…In connection with the descriptions above, it has been explained that if it is associated with the Form of Criminal Liability Perpetrators of the Crime of Abuse of Narcotics Types of Gorilla Tobacco, namely the defendant Yanuar Iskandar Putra who was found guilty of committing a crime of narcotics gorilla tobacco in the form of intentional, as intended, namely distributing narcotics class I, namely tobacco. Gorilla as regulated in article 114 paragraph (1)…”

“…International transactions are cross-border transactions between two or more countries, while international transactions are forms of transactions that are global in both scope and network. [1] Threats and dangers of the development of narcotics on public health can occur as a side effect of continuous and unsupervised use of narcotics if treatment and prevention are not immediately carried out, causing dependence effects, both physical and psychological dependence, which is very strong on its use. The negative consequences mentioned above are the joint responsibility of all countries to overcome them.…”

Criminal Reserve Unit Effort Polres Semarang in City Overcoming Overballasting Criminal Action Report

“…A good prosecution will depend on the results of a reasonable investigation. [2] The trial examination at the Court will examine and assess data and facts as raw materials that have been presented at the investigation and prosecution stage. Therefore, it can be said that the investigation results will determine the smoothness and success of the handling and settlement of criminal cases as a whole.…”