A Study on the Reality of Drug Crimes by Illegal Aliens and Plan for Deterrence

This study aimed to examine the reality, characteristics and key trends of drug crimes by illegal aliens, and seek a political plan for deterrence of their drug crimes. Study results show that drug crimes by illegal aliens have been occurred systematically in connection with brokers who instigate illegal acts such as illegal entry or stay, job arrangement etc. And among the ones from three countries such as Thailand, Vietnam and China organizing majority of illegal aliens, drug crimes by illegal residents from Thailand turned out to be quite serious. In addition, the scope of drugs supplied and taken by illegal aliens is being formed very widely, and it was investigated that drugs are being used collectively in agricultural and fishing villages as well as in the places of entertainment exclusively for aliens. Therefore, to deter drug crimes by illegal aliens, it is considered necessary to establish a tentative name the Drug Administration as an integrated control tower in response to drug crimes, and enable the administration to assume full charge of all processes such as treatment, rehabilitation, international cooperation and judicial mutual assistance, education and public relations as well as control and investigation of drugs. Second, it is also necessary to prevent the possibility of illegal stay in advance through strick immigration check and expand crackdown on and punishment against brokers who encourage illegal stay. Third, stricter immigration check, visa issuance and customs clearance must be carried out targeting aliens from some countries legalizing drugs, and continuous administration and intelligence collection are also necessary in addition to the education for prevention of drug crimes during their stay. Fourth, it is necessary to disassemble all the drug cartels consist of illegal aliens through the development of various enforcement and investigation methods, cooperation with foreign relevant organizations by expanding current special investigation headquarters for drug crimes to cope with the organizing trends of illegal alien criminal groups. And it is also considered necessary to tackle regional diffusion of drug crimes through intensive crackdown on construction sites and agricultural and fishing villages as well as on conventional crime-prone areas such as red light districts crowded with aliens.