Optimizing the Role of the Police in Handling Drug Distribution to Maintain Security and Order and Protect the Community (Study in Kapuas Hulu Regency)

Jembatan Hukum: Kajian Ilmu Hukum, Sosial dan Administrasi Negara
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2026): Juni : Jembatan Hukum : Kajian ilmu Hukum, Sosial dan Administrasi Negara

This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of the Police's role in handling narcotics trafficking in Kapuas Hulu Regency and identify legal gaps that hinder the optimization of law enforcement, while simultaneously formulating relevant legal reforms. The method used is normative juridical with a statutory and conceptual approach, through a study of Law Number 2 of 2002 concerning the Indonesian National Police and Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics. The results of the study indicate that although normatively the Police's authority has been clearly regulated, its implementation in border areas such as Kapuas Hulu still faces various obstacles, including limited resources, geographical conditions, weak coordination between institutions, and the absence of specific regulations that accommodate the characteristics of border areas. In addition, there are legal gaps and unclear norms in the aspects of authority, coordination, and community-based prevention mechanisms and handling of technology-based crime modes. Therefore, legal reconstruction and reform are needed through strengthening regional-based regulations, increasing the police's accountable discretionary powers, strengthening cross-sectoral coordination, and integrating penal and non-penal approaches to create a more effective and adaptive law enforcement system in combating narcotics trafficking and providing optimal protection to the community.