（一）客体要件。

（1） Object elements.

本罪侵犯的客体是司法机关同毒品犯罪分子作争斗的正常活动。包庇毒品犯罪分子的社会危害性就在于不仅妨碍了司法机关对毒品犯罪分子的及时惩办，而且这种行为帮助毒品犯罪分子逃避法律的制裁、继续作恶，危害社会，因此，对包庇毒品犯罪分子的犯罪予以惩处是十分必要的。

The object of this crime is the normal activities of judicial organs fighting with drug criminals. The social harmfulness of sheltering drug criminals lies in that it not only hinders the timely punishment of drug criminals by judicial organs, but also helps drug criminals escape the legal sanctions, continue to do evil, and endanger society. Therefore, it is very necessary to punish the crimes of sheltering drug criminals.

（二）客观要件。

（2） Objective elements.

本罪在客观方面表现为行为人必须具有对走私、贩卖、运输、制造毒品罪的犯罪分子给予保护，使其逃避法律制裁的行为。这些犯罪分子既包括尚未被抓获而潜逃在外的犯罪分子，也包括已被抓获的已决犯和未决犯，所谓“包庇”是指向司法机关作假证明掩盖走私、贩卖、运输、制造毒品的犯罪分子罪行，或者帮助其毁灭罪证，以使其逃避法律制裁的行为。实践中，如果明知其人是公安机关正在追捕的走私、贩卖、运输、制造毒品的案犯，而仍向其提供资助或者交通工具，帮助该案犯潜逃的，或者帮助毒品犯罪分子毁灭罪迹，隐匿、转移、销毁罪证等，也都是包庇毒品犯罪分子的行为。尽管包庇毒品犯罪分子手段多种多样，但目的只有一个，是帮助毒品犯罪分子逃避法律的制裁。另外包庇毒品犯罪分子的行为，只能发生在被包庇者实施犯罪之后，并且事先没有通谋，如果事前通谋，事后又包庇的，则属于帮助犯，以共同犯罪论处。事中通谋也属于事先通谋，也应以共同犯罪论处。

The objective aspect of this crime is that the perpetrator must have the ability to protect the criminals who commit the crime of **uggling, trafficking, transporting and manufacturing drugs to avoid legal sanctions. These criminals include not only criminals who have not been captured but have absconded, but also convicted and outstanding criminals who have been captured. The so-called "shielding" refers to the act of making false certificates to the judicial authorities to cover up the crimes of criminals who **uggle, sell, transport and manufacture drugs, or helping them destroy the criminal evidence to avoid legal sanctions. In practice, it is also an act of shielding drug criminals if they still provide them with financial aid or transportation tools to help the criminal abscond, or help drug criminals destroy their tracks, conceal, transfer, and destroy their criminal certificates, even though they know that the person is a criminal of **uggling, trafficking, transporting, and manufacturing drugs who is being pursued by the public security organ. Although there are many ways to shield drug criminals, the only purpose is to help drug criminals escape the legal sanctions. In addition, the act of sheltering drug criminals can only occur after the person being sheltered has committed a crime and has not conspired in advance. If the person has conspired in advance and then sheltered after the crime, it is an accomplice and shall be punished as a joint crime. Collusion in matters also belongs to prior collusion and should also be treated as a joint crime.

窝藏走私、贩卖、运输、制造毒品犯罪分子的，也应当按照本罪处罚。

Whoever harbors criminals who **uggle, traffic in, transport or manufacture ******** drugs shall also be punished according to this crime.

（三）主体要件。

（3） Main elements.

本罪的主体为一般主体，即凡是达到刑事责任年龄具有刑事责任能力，实施了包庇毒品犯罪分子的人，均可构成本罪。国家机关工作人员包庇毒品犯罪分子的应从重处罚。

The subject of this crime is the general subject, that is, anyone who has reached the age of criminal responsibility, has the ability of criminal responsibility, and has carried out the act of shielding drug criminals can constitute this crime. State functionaries who shield drug criminals shall be severely punished.

（四）主观要件。

（4） Subjective elements.

本罪在主观方面表现为故意，过失不构成犯罪。行为人的动机多种多样，有的是出于亲友之情，有的是出于哥们义气，有的是出于贪图钱财等，无论出于何种动机，只要明知是走私、贩卖、运输、制造毒品的犯罪而予以包庇的，均构成本罪。

The subjective aspect of this crime is intentional, and negligence does not constitute a crime. The motives of the perpetrator are varied, some of them are out of the affection of relatives and friends, some of them are out of brotherhood, some of them are out of greed for money, etc. Whatever the motives, as long as the perpetrator knowingly covers up the crime of **uggling, trafficking, transporting and manufacturing drugs, all of them constitute this crime.