<![CDATA[Berbagai permasalahan dan tantangan yang dihadapi Kepolisian Daerah Sulawesi Barat dalam fungsinya khususnya dalam menangani tindak pidana penyalahgunaan narkotika. Olehnya, peneliti melakukan penelitian yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui fungsi Kepolisian Daerah Sulawesi Barat saat menangani tindak pidana penyalahgunaan narkotika serta mengetahui kendala-kendala yang dihadapi. Penelitian ini akan dilaksanakan di kantor Kepolisian Daerah Sulawesi Barat yang beralamat di Jalan Aiptu Nurman Mamunyu, kecamatan Mamuju, kabupaten Mamuju, provinsi Sulawesi Barat. Teknik yang digunakan untuk pengambilan data penelitian yaitu observasi (pengamatan), wawancara, dan dokumentasi yang selanjutnya dianalisis menggunakan analisis data kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa fungsi kepolisian dalam menegakan hukum yang dilakukan oleh Dit Resnarkoba Sulawesi Barat dalam memberantas dan menanggulangi penyalahgunaan narkotika, yaitu dengan mengadakan program pertama pre-emptive (pembinaan), program kedua preventif (pencegahan) dan program ketiga represif (penindakan). Sedangkan kendala yang dihadapi dalam memerangi peredaran dan penyalahgunaan narkotika Dit Resnarkoba Sulawesi Barat oleh di wilayah hukum Sulawesi Barat berupa besarnya biaya operasional, keterbatasan personil, kurangnya fasilitas penunjang, dan kurangnya partisipasi masyarakat Various problems and callenges faced by the Regional Police of West Sulawesi in its function, especially in dealing with criminal acts of narcotics abuse. Therefore, the researchers conducted a study that aims to determine the function of the West Sulawesi Regional Police when dealing with narcotics abuse crimes an to find out the obstacles faced. This research will be conducted at the West Sulawesi Regional Police Office, wich is located at Jalan Aiptu Nurman Mamunyu, Mamuju sub-district, Mamuju district, West Sulawesi province. The technique used to collect research data is observation, interviews, and documentatioan wich are then analyzed using qualitative data analysis. The result of the study indicated that the function of the police in enforcing the law is carried out by the Dit Resnakoba West Sulawesi in eradicating and tackling nacoticts abuse, namely by conduction the first pre-emptive program (coaching), the second preventif program (prevention), and the third repressive program (action). Meanwhile, the obstacles faced in combating the distribution and abuse of narcotics by the Directorate of Drug Research and Drugs in West Sulawesi in the jurisdiction of West Sulawesi are in the form of large operational costs, limited personnel, lack of supporting facilities, and lack of community participation]]>
