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A B S T R A C T Background and Aim: The smuggling of addictive substances in the border villages has involved a large part of the population and the institutions in charge. The present research was conducted with the aim of dealing with organized drug trafficking strategies in the border villages of West Azarbaijan province. Methodology: This research was carried out in the framework of the qualitative approach and data research method of the foundation. The participants were 14 experts from the anti-narcotics police and border guard command of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as traffickers and drug-related criminals, who were selected using a purposeful sampling method until theoretical saturation was reached. The data collection tool was semi-structured interview and data analysis in MAXQDA software platform. Results: The findings showed that the natural geographical situation, long borders and border gaps, facilitation of the smuggling process by agents located at the border and the support of organized groups as causal factors, weakness in border control and structure of fighting forces, poverty, unemployment and the disorderly situation of the border residents, the existence of exchange capacities in the border and the social connections of the border residents with the other side of the border as background factors and finally the lack of government services, the disfunctional family, the weakness of laws and regulations, the weakness of cultural and religious values and the low level of awareness as intervening factors have a significant effect on the commission of drug crimes in border villages. Conclusion: It is necessary to establishing stricter laws to prevent traffickers from abusing legal gaps, strengthening police and confrontational equipment at the borders, encouraging neighboring countries to seriously fight against drugs through international institutions, and creating suitable platforms for more participation of border residents to control the borders and also development-oriented approaches to create employment and poverty alleviation of the border dwellers in order to prevent drug trafficking in the border villages Extended Abstract Introduction Currently, drug trafficking and the tendency to commit other crimes in the borders of Iran, especially the western and northwestern borders of the country, are affected by two categories of human and natural geographical factors, which have made it difficult to manage and control the borders. Of course, the presence of hostile groups has fueled the organization of drug crimes and drug trafficking and has increased the importance of this issue. West Azarbaijan province and its border villages are involved in drug trafficking due to the special geomorphological conditions and the length of the border strip of more than 967 kilometers with neighboring countries as well as numerous human factors. The aim of the current research is to identify the strategies to deal with organized drug trafficking in the border villages of West Azarbaijan province. Methodology This research was carried out in the framework of the qualitative approach and data research method of the foundation. The participants were 14 experts from the anti-narcotics police and border guard command of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as traffickers and drug-related criminals, who were selected using a purposeful sampling method until theoretical saturation was reached. The data collection tool was semi-structured interview and data analysis in MAXQDA software platform. Results and discussion The findings showed that the natural geographical situation, long borders and border gaps, facilitation of the smuggling process by agents located at the border and the support of organized groups as causal factors, weakness in border control coverage, weakness in the structure of fighting forces, poverty, unemployment and the disorderly situation of the border residents, the existence of exchange capacities in the border and the social connections of the border residents with the other side of the border as background factors and finally the lack of level of government services, the disordered family situation, the weakness of laws and regulations, the weakness of cultural and religious values and the low level of awareness as intervening factors have a significant effect on the commission of drug crimes in border villages. The consequences included security-police, personal-social and economic consequences. Law enforcement-security approach, public awareness, legislation and economic approach were proposed as coping strategies with the central phenomenon. Conclusion It is necessary to establishing stricter laws to prevent traffickers from abusing legal gaps for drug trafficking, strengthening police and confrontational equipment at the borders, encouraging neighboring countries to seriously fight against drugs through international institutions, and creating suitable platforms for more participation of border residents and indigenous people to control the borders and also development-oriented approaches to create employment and poverty alleviation of the border dwellers in order to prevent drug trafficking in the border villages of west Azarbaijan. Funding There is no funding support. Authors’ Contribution All of the authors approved the content of the manuscript and agreed on all aspects of the work. Conflict of Interest Authors declared no conflict of interest. Acknowledgments We are grateful to all the staff of the anti-narcotics police and border guard command of the Islamic Republic of Iran who helped the researchers in conducting this research. |