Judgment

Judgment

The Position and Authority of the Central Headquarters for Combating the Smuggling of Goods and Currency in Iran's Criminal Policy System

Document Type : Scientific

Authors
1 Assistant Professor of Ahlul Bayt International University
2 Assistant Professor of Imam Sadiq University
10.22034/judg.2026.2071792.1595
Abstract
The smuggling of goods and currency is an inevitable consequence of governments imposing restrictions or prohibitions on the export and import of goods and currency; accordingly, all societies face it to a greater or lesser extent. The multitude and diversity of factors contributing to the occurrence of smuggling on one hand, and the broad scope of the effects of smuggling in various domains on the other, cause the offense of smuggling to be both influenced by the performance of various governmental and societal institutions and, simultaneously, to influence their performance. This necessitates the interaction and coordination of all these institutions in implementing proactive and reactive measures to confront the offense of smuggling goods and currency. Accordingly, the Central Headquarters for Combating the Smuggling of Goods and Currency was established as a specialized supra-organizational entity to manage the proactive and reactive measures against smuggling. This article, using a descriptive-analytical method, examines the structure and legal status of the Headquarters' resolutions, its authority in the areas of policy-making, planning, coordination, and supervision of the proactive and reactive measures of related institutions, and its authority in adjudicating cases of smuggling goods and currency. Based on the conducted research, challenges facing the Headquarters include: ambiguity regarding the legal status of its resolutions due to its supra-branch and governmental-societal structure; doubts about the accuracy of the statistics presented by the Headquarters since the Headquarters itself is a stakeholder; and the Headquarters' failure to achieve the targets set forth in the laws.
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 02 May 2026

  • Receive Date 16 September 2025
  • Revise Date 02 December 2025
  • Accept Date 02 May 2026