Criminological Analysis of the Anti-Smuggling of Goods and Currency Law "Adopted in 1392"

Smuggling commodities and currencies, as a social and economic phenomenon, have very adverse economic effects. The smuggling of goods and the importance of fighting them, organizing the status of border exchanges, moving towards a transparent economy and adapting the behavior of regulatory bodies are among the most important operational axes to combat smuggling of goods. In this article, after analyzing the current status of the Anti-Smuggling of Goods and Currency Law We review the smuggling prevention measures that were in place before the adoption and enforcement of the Anti-Smuggling Act of 1392 in Iran's criminal policy. Also, identifying the causes of the ineffectiveness of these measures, we look at criminological comments explaining the causes of the commission of crimes such as smuggling goods; then we will assess the anti-smuggling law critically. Thus, by recounting the consequences of this crime for the destruction of national and regional economies and the destruction of social capital and human resources in the body of the administrative and social system of a country, the principles and rules and the principles of proper criminalization in the fight against smuggling of goods are described. Finally, with a critical approach, the weaknesses and strengths of Iran's penal policy are explained, and solutions for removing barriers to criminal policy and strengthening the current strengths of the discovery, trial and punishment of perpetrators of these crimes are presented.