PERANAN KESATUAN KEPOLISIAN PERAIRAN KEPOLISIAN DAERAH KEPULAUAN RIAU DALAM MENANGGULANGI PERDAGANGAN NARKOTIKA MELALUI JALUR LAUT DI PERAIRAN KEPULAUAN RIAU

Abstract

Narcotics crimes are regulated in Law Number 35 of 2009. Based on the data collected, disclosure of narcotics cases via sea routes from 2019 to 2022 has increased quite significantly. Problems: 1) What is the role of the Riau Islands Regional Police Maritime Police Unit in tackling narcotics trafficking via sea routes in Riau Islands waters?2) What are the obstacles to the Riau Islands Regional Police Maritime Police Unit in tackling Narcotics trafficking via sea routes in Riau Islands waters?3) What efforts have been made to overcome these obstacles? This research uses a socio-legal approach;the data sources used are primary data and secondary data; data was collected by document study and interviews; the collected data was analyzed qualitatively. The results of the research show 1) The Riau Islands Regional Police Maritime Police Unit is less than optimal in tackling Narcotics trafficking via sea routes in Riau Islands waters; 2) The obstacles encountered by the Riau Islands Regional Police Maritime Police Unit are the number of officers and the volume of crime traffic in the Riau Islands waters area is not comparable, the ability of the officers, the lack of synergy between law enforcers; 3) One of the efforts made is to empower the community so that they can synergize with the police apparatus.