the effectiveness of maritime surveillance to handling drug smuggling by sea in banten province

Banten province is an area prone to drug trafficking at the national level with the 14th rank. banten is one of the provinces on the island of java which is prone to drug smuggling. banten is included in a drug-prone area because banten has coastal areas, seaside or coastal area bordering the sea that is used as a route for drug smuggling through the sea route. the threat of drug smuggling is one of the maritime security threats so surveillance is needed to maintain maritime security. therefore, maritime surveillance is needed to minimize drug smuggling. this research is included in the type of qualitative descriptive research. the data collection techniques used in this study were interviews, observation, and documentation. in this study, the validity of the data was checked using a triangulation technique. furthermore, the analysis technique used was the analysis interactive model according to miles, et al. (2014), namely condensation, data display, and conclusions drawing/verifying. based on the research results and findings found in the field, it can be concluded that maritime surveillance carried out by agencies involved in handling drug smuggling by sea in banten province still does not meet the criteria for effective maritime surveillance. the ineffectiveness of maritime surveillance is due to limited human resources, budget and supporting facilities for surveillance.