SURVEILLANCE OF ILLEGAL LIQUOR AT THE REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CUSTOMS OF RIAU PROVINCE

The Regional Office of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of Riau Province is one of the agencies authorized to carry out liquor supervision in the Riau Province area. The phenomenon that researchers encountered was the weak supervision of illegal liquor in the riau province area so that there were still many cases of illegal liquor smuggling, Riau Province has a large enough water area so that it is used as a route for illegal liquor smuggling, the high excise tariff on liquor, which makes the smuggling increase. This study has the aim of determining the supervision of illegal liquor at the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Customs of Riau Province as well as the factors that become obstacles in the supervision of illegal liquor. The theoretical concept that researchers use is the theory of supervision according to Sondang P. Siagian (2014: 115). By using qualitative research methods with a descriptive approach and data collection techniques based on interviews and documentation. The results of the research that the author got, namely the supervision of illegal liquor at the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of Riau Province have not run optimally, this is due to several inhibiting factors such as lack of human resources, lack of facilities and infrastructure, and lack of operational budget.