PERANAN POLRES PASAMAN BARAT DALAM PENANGGULANGAN TINDAK PIDANA PENAMBANGAN TANPA IZIN

Abstract

Article 158 of the Mineral and Coal Mining Law contains criminal threats regarding the management of mineral and coal mining conducted without permission. The prevalence of unauthorized mining in West Pasaman Regency makes it difficult for the West Pasaman Police to effectively address the issue with limited resources. The problems in this research are: 1) What efforts are being made by the West Pasaman Police to combat unauthorized mining? 2) What obstacles does the West Pasaman Police face in addressing unauthorized mining? 3) What measures does the West Pasaman Police take to overcome these challenges in combating unauthorized mining? This research is a socio-legal-research, using a qualitative descriptive approach. The data sources consist of primary and secondary data. The data collection techniques used are document studies and interviews, employing qualitative analysis techniques. The research findings concluded that: 1) The West Pasaman Police's efforts to combat unauthorized mining include directly visiting mining sites to issue warnings and enforce the law. 2) Internal challenges include uncooperative officers leaking information about enforcement plans, while external challenges involve difficult terrain leading to mining locations. 3) To address internal challenges, the West Pasaman Police investigates information leaks and takes action against uncooperative personnel, while to tackle external challenges, they work to cut off fuel supplies for unauthorized mining by conducting raids on illegal fuel.