<![CDATA[Drug crimes are special crimes regulated in Law number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics crimes. The research aims to find out the role of the Padang Lawas Police Drug Investigation Unit in handling drug crimes, what obstacles are experienced in the investigation process for handling drug crimes. The type of research used is empirical juridical research (field study). This research is descriptive in nature, the location of this research was carried out at the Padang Lawas Resort Police Drug Research Unit. The subject of this research is the police who have the authority to handle drug crimes in the Padang Lawas Resort Police Drug Investigation Unit. Data collection techniques were carried out by means of observation, interviews, document study. The research results show the role of the Padang Lawas Resort Police's drug investigation unit in accordance with Law Number 2 of 2002 concerning the Republic of Indonesia Police and Law no. 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics Crimes, the obstacles experienced in the investigation process are,Lack of budget, inadequate facilities and infrastructure, lack of drug investigation personnel, a culture of society that still covers things up, each perpetrator being tied to each other and changing illegal crime techniques, in terms of efforts to overcome these obstacles, the Padang Resort Police Narcotics Investigation Unit Lawas making the village drug-free is a solution to minimizing the illegal circulation of drugs.]]>
