Jenayah penyeludupan dadah di sempadan malaysia: Kajian kes di Bukit Kayu hitam, Kedah
Drugs are a global threat that can have ramifications for a country’s public safety and health system. The continuing rise in narcotics demand has resulted in the prevalence of drug smuggling activities, including considerable cross-border smuggling, in the majority of countries throughout the world...
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2022
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| Online Access: | https://etd.uum.edu.my/10589/1/grant%20the%20permission_s826786.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/10589/2/s826786_01.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/10589/ |
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| Summary: | Drugs are a global threat that can have ramifications for a country’s public safety and health system. The continuing rise in narcotics demand has resulted in the prevalence of drug smuggling activities, including considerable cross-border smuggling, in the majority of countries throughout the world. Various efforts have been enhanced by the authorities to combat drug smuggling, but these measures are perceived as increasingly difficult and indefinite given the high demand for drugs. This study was conducted to investigate the modus operandi of drug smuggling and the types of drugs that are frequently smuggled into Malaysia through the border town of Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah. In this study, a qualitative method approach based on content analysis was applied to clarify the study objective and grasp the true situation in order to create recommendations to boost drug smuggling syndicate prevention efforts at the border. The cases in this study would be chosen through purposive sampling, which included five respondents who were charged under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 between 2017 and 2020, with seizures valued at greater than RM2,500. The study's findings revealed that the modus operandi for drug smuggling at the border of Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah, was by land, using vehicles modified with a specific compartment or “secret compartment”. The types of drugs that are often smuggled are marijuana, syabu, erimin 5, and ecstasy. Among the recommendations highlighted in this study were the addition of logistics facilities for use during operations, high-tech equipment, the establishment of a licence plate recognition system, close cooperation between enforcement agencies with private and international parties, and the strengthening of management aspects such as increased membership of the authority and exposure to sufficient training on smuggling syndicates at the border for those members. Therefore, this syndicate must be curbed to the grassroots in order to maintain social security as well as stability in politics, economy, culture, society, and national defence. |
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