Peran Interpol dalam Upaya Pemberantasan Obat-Obatan Palsu di Indonesia

Abstract

Interpol is an international organization whose focus on transnational and international
crime. One of the concerns is pharmaceutical crimes related to the distribution of
counterfeit drugs. Indonesia, as the largest country in Southeast Asia, is surely cannot be
separated from the cycle of counterfeit drugs distribution. This study aimed to understand
the role and purpose of Interpol as international organization om combating counterfeit
drugs in Indonesia. Therefore, this study used the concept of role and purpose of
international organization through neoliberalism institutional perspective. This study
showed that Interpol had fulfilled the expectation which was determined by the
aforementioned concept. One of which is by doing Pangea Operation. It resulted that this
operation has given benefits to Indonesia by creating platform for different sectors to
cooperate synergistically.