<![CDATA[Abstract Women’s involvementin drug trafficking is not always based on free will,but can result from deception, pressure, threats, violence, power dynamics, and the exploitation of vulnerable positions. This study aims to analyze the forms of exploitation of women in drug trafficking as well as legal protectionsfor women who are victims of exploitation. The study employs a normative legal method using a legislative approach and case studies. The results of the study indicate that drug trafficking cases illustrate the involvement of women as victims of exploitation through deception, violence, coercion, and power dynamics that result in the loss of free will. Legal protection must be implemented in an integrated manner through the Narcotics Act, the Act onon the Protection of Witnesses and Victims, the latest Criminal Procedure Code, the Law on the Prevention and Eradication of Trafficking in Persons, and Supreme Court Regulation No. 3 of2017. The application of these instruments is necessary to identify the status of women as victims, provide protection and assistance, andensure their recovery without neglecting the law enforcement process against drug trafficking networks.]]>
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