Central Kalimantan’s National Narcotics Agency: Strategies to Combat the Dangers of Narcotics

Abstract

The smuggling of narcotics or a type of illegal drugs that enter Indonesian territory illegally has become one of the sources of serious problems and crimes for the Indonesian state. Indonesia as a country with a very large population has great potential to become a target for smugglers to circulate drugs. This poses a serious threat to Indonesia, the impact of the rapid circulation among the community makes the abuse of illegal drugs by people of all age groups. This condition is already very worrying because it can result in a decline in the quality of human resources of the Indonesian people from generation to generation. In order to overcome the many narcotics crimes in Indonesia, especially in the province of Central Kalimantan, a strategy is needed by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) – the Provincial National Narcotics Agency (BNNP) for the prevention, eradication of narcotics abuse and countermeasures. Therefore, this study aims to find out the strategy of BNN Central Kalimantan Province in dealing with narcotics abuse. This study uses a research method with an empirical juridical law research approach, which is an approach that examines secondary data first followed by primary data for the field with an interview method. The results of this study confirm that the strategy carried out by BNN Central Kalimantan Province to overcome the dangers of narcotics by implementing the P4GN program and massively by conducting counseling to the community, one of which is by instilling resilience in themselves and their families.