This research intended to find out who is responsible by law for children who are involved in
narcotics distribution and to find out how the application of the principle that the best interests
of children involved in narcotics distribution. The method used was normative research, i.e.
legal research by conducting abstraction through deduction process of positive legal norms by
shape of legal systematization and legal synchronizing vertically and horizontally, conducted
description, systematization, analysis, interpretation, and evaluate positive law to the problems
concerning on Best Interest Principle for Children Involved in Narcotics Distributions.
According to the Child Protection Act No. 23 of 2002, the State Gazette Number 109 of 2002,
children must be protected her rights as a victim of drug distribution so that the parties should
be subject to criminal sanctions are those that involve children in drug distribution Based on the
principle of "lex specialis derogat legi generali" Child Protection Act No. 23 of 2002 on Child
Protection, the State Gazette Number 109 of 2002 is used to solve problems related to children.
Best Interest Principle for Children Involved in Narcotics Distributions has not been fully
implemented in accordance with Child Protection Act No. 23 of 2002, the State Gazette Number
109 of 2002, as limited to the process (formal legal) such as provision of a special department
dealing with children in law enforcement; system of closed hearings for cases of children and
consider the verdict a child's future.