ERADICATION OF ILLEGAL CIRCULATION OF NARCOTICS THROUGH OPTIMIZATION OF PREVENTION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN BATAM CITY.

Master of Law

The illicit circulation of narcotics in Batam City continues to increase and the victims are increasingly diverse, ranging from the upper middle class to the lower middle class, even from the elderly to children who have consumed narcotics. Although narcotics are considered deviant, but if they are assessed from a positive side, it cannot be denied that narcotics are still needed in the context of health interests. Therefore, the narcotics law does not completely prohibit, but is also accompanied by exceptions as regulated in the narcotics law. Types of narcotics used for the purpose of health services are only allowed to use narcotics type II narcotics. While exceptions for the sake of science and technology are allowed to use class I narcotics, it is only necessary to obtain permission from the ministry through the chairman of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) first. To find out the extent of the role of law enforcement in preventing and eradicating the rise of narcotics in Batam, the purpose of this study is to find out what are the factors that cause the rise of narcotics criminals in Batam City, how is the role of law enforcement in eradicating, preventing and enforcing the law against illicit narcotics trafficking, what are the inhibiting factors for the Eradication of Narcotics Circulation in Batam City. The legal material in the research used is primary, namely the empirical sociological method in which the data is obtained directly by means of interview, observation and other techniques. Secondary, namely from books/documents, legislation, research results, dictionaries and others. Tertiary, namely material from the internet, websites. Seeing the current phenomenon mostly occurs in society which is increasingly worrying, for that the State is also present with its power in the form of regulating the prohibition of narcotics trafficking through Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics which has already regulated the National Narcotics Agency, the police and the community with The aim is to prevent the illicit trafficking of narcotics crimes.

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