Peranan Kepolisian Kota Medan dalam Pemberantasan Tindak Pidana Pencucian Uang (Money Laundring) yang Berasal dari Tindak Pidana Narkotika (Studi di Polrestabes Medan)

Abstract

Money laundering is a crime that has a characteristic, namely a double crime that occurs in every country, one of which is Indonesia. The crime of drug trafficking has long been related to being used as a business that becomes a money laundering process in drug transactions. Drug trafficking is the main source and predicate crime that gives rise to money laundering. Indonesia has law enforcement officers whose function is to suppress, prevent and eradicate drug crimes by implementing Law No. 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics and implementing Law No. 8 of 2010 concerning Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering. This involves exploring how the Medan City Police handle money laundering crimes originating from drug crimes. This study aims to determine the regulations that are the authority of the police in eradicating money laundering crimes originating from narcotics crimes, the Medan City Police policy in handling money laundering cases originating from narcotics and to determine the obstacles for the Medan City Police in eradicating money laundering crimes originating from narcotics crimes, and efforts made to overcome these problems. The research methods used are normative law and empirical law. The data sources used are primary data sources by collecting data directly from the first source or object of research to be carried out. The data collection technique used is a literature study and collecting data through interviews with the Medan City Police. The results of the study indicate that the authority of the police in handling money laundering is regulated in Law No. 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering Crimes (TPPU) and Law No. 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics, the Medan City Police policy in handling money laundering cases originating from narcotics crimes has two policies, namely a penal policy by arresting and detaining as well as confiscating assets againts narcotics dealer and non-penal policy by providing education to the public and breaking up narcotic networks. The Medan City Police in eradicating Money Laundering Crimes originating from Narcotics Crimes have two obstacles, namely internal and external obstacles.