Penegakan Hukum Pidana Terhadap Tindak Pidana Penyalahgunaan Narkotika Di Wilayah Hukum Polda Sulawesi Utara

Abstract

The abuse of narcotics requires the role of law enforcement officers, who are expected to be able to prevent and combat such crimes to enhance morality and the quality of human resources in Indonesia, particularly for the nation's future generations. The research problem in this study focuses on how law enforcement is carried out by the North Sulawesi Regional Police (Polda Sulawesi Utara) against narcotics abuse crimes within its jurisdiction, what are the inhibiting factors in enforcing the law against narcotics abuse crimes, and what solutions are implemented. The research method used is empirical legal research. The findings of this study are as follows: first, the law enforcement conducted by the North Sulawesi Regional Police against narcotics abuse crimes is carried out in three forms: (1) Pre-emptive law enforcement, which aims to prevent the expansion of narcotics abuse by introducing and socializing the dangers of narcotics to individuals who have not yet been exposed to them. (2) Preventive law enforcement, which involves police actions aimed at preventing community behaviors from escalating into disturbances and actual threats. (3)Repressive law enforcement, which is carried out with the goal of ensuring justice by enforcing the law against violators in Indonesia.   Secondly, several obstacles are encountered in enforcing the law against narcotics abuse crimes, including: 1. Internal obstacles such as limited facilities, infrastructure, and adequately prepared human resources, 2. The need for additional supporting facilities and infrastructure for law enforcement, 3. Lack of public awareness, 4. Lack of participation from local government agencies, 5. The inability to build public awareness to report narcotics abuse crimes, 6. Difficulty in tracking down perpetrators of narcotics crime networks within the jurisdiction of the North Sulawesi Regional Police, 7. Insufficient operational funding. 

Keywords: Law Enforcement, Criminal Act, Abuse, Narcotics