Abstract
Drugs trafficking is one of the transnational crimes which is increasing every year in
Indonesia. Indonesia is one of the destination countries for international drug suppliers
because of its promising market for drug traffickers. One of the biggest drugs suppliers in
Indonesia is China. Therefore, both the Government of Indonesia and the Chinese
Government agreed to create a cooperation that is contained in the form of a Memorandum of
Understanding. This study analyzed how the compliance of Indonesia and China in running
the Memorandum of Understanding that has been formed in dealing with cases of drugs
smuggling through the sea. The author will use the theory of compliance from Ronald B.
Mitchell and seen from the point of view of Indonesia because Indonesia is a destination
country of drugs smugglers from China. A compliance is closely related to the effectiveness
of a form of cooperation. The compliance here will be measured based on the implementation
of the MoU.