The Fight Against Drug Crimes Committed with the Use of the Internet as an Element of National Security in Russia

The problem raised by the author in the Russian Federation becomes more urgent every year. Illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, potent and psychotropic substances, their analogues, carried out on the Internet, currently, is one of the main problems of our state, for the solution of which domestic law enforcement agencies are responsible. The article examines a typical scheme for the sale of drugs via the Internet, reflects the measures that need to be taken to effectively counter this evil. The author proposes an algorithm for the actions of law enforcement officers for the successful identification and investigation of criminal cases in this area, as well as for raising the level of effectiveness of the fight against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs in the global Internet. This article also reflects such aspects that indicate the replacement of traditional narcotic drugs, namely those included in the cannabinoid groups, with updated psychotropic substances included in the synthetic groups used in smoking mixtures that are distributed through the global Internet, which makes it difficult for the operational units of law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation. Further, if we consider the algorithm of actions that the author of this article proposes to identify and suppress illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, potent and psychotropic substances, their analogues, carried out on the Internet, then operational subdivisions need to expeditiously conduct operational-search measures, with the aim of again the same prompt provision to the bodies of preliminary investigation of the results of operational-investigative activities, so that the bodies of preliminary investigation as soon as possible take measures and resolve the issue of bringing suspects to justice in accordance with the criminal law. Naturally, if the preliminary investigation bodies have a criminal case in production, then the provision of results in the shortest possible time of the operational-search activity, speeds up the process of bringing the criminal to criminal responsibility, and also facilitates the conduct of operational-investigative actions, which are also important and of great importance for investigation of a criminal case and bring the suspect to punishment under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

narcotic drugs, Internet resources, operational-investigative monitoring, test purchase, electronic payment systems, cache tab, search engines, organizational measures