scholarly journals Regional Drug Trade via the Internet: Role Characteristics of its Participants

Lex Russica ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 125-133
Author(s):  
S. A. Timko ◽  
A. P. Podshivalov
Keyword(s):  
Drug Trafficking ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Drug Market ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Criminal Prosecution ◽  
Internet Resource ◽  
Electronic Money ◽  
Modern Drug ◽  
Criminal Groups

A characteristic feature of modern drug trafficking is its contactless sale via the Internet. Such criminal activity is organized and is carried out at the regional, interregional or interstate level. The authors of the paper analyze the distribution of roles between the participants of criminal groups, which allows them to act clearly and smoothly and avoid criminal prosecution. The participants of the drug market are identified as "organizers", "regional managers", "producers", "suppliers", "operators", "financial directors", "curators", "storekeepers", "advertisers", "hackers", "couriers", "kladmen". The conducted research allow us to conclude that the structure of organized criminal groups in the regions is not so extensive and due to the combination of the functions of individual participants in criminal groups is often reduced to 3-4 role components. These include: "organizer" — a person who has established the supply of narcotic drugs to the region, who has created an Internet resource for their sale and supports the activity and vital activity of such a resource; "operator" — an intermediary who supports the interaction of drug users and pawnbrokers through the Internet; "kladmen"who directly create dead drops ("zakladki") intended for drug users. The paper considers the functions that are assigned to each of the participants of such criminal groups.Separately, the authors focus on the measures taken by members of criminal groups to conceal criminal activities: the use of encrypted messengers for communication, Internet websites specializing in drug trafficking; the use of electronic money and cryptocurrencies; the trivial involvement of front persons to register financial and banking transactions.

scholarly journals Plant-derived stimulants and psychoactive substances – social and economic aspects

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Drug Market ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Drug Markets ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
Criminal Groups ◽  
The Impact

An analysis of the drug market was carried out, in the context of changing patterns of drug use, cultural and social factors as well as economic and links with wider crime. The drug markets remain one of the most profitable areas of economic activity of organized criminal groups. The impact of the drug market on society is enormous and goes beyond the immediate effects of their use. It involves participation in other types of criminal activity and terrorism, impact on legally operating companies and the economy, the burden on public institutions and corruption, as well as the impact on the whole society and its health. Globalization and technological development has accelerated the pace of changes taking place on the drug market. Geographically, this type of activity focuses on several existing for a long time, but also on new markets. Changes in this area pose a challenge for entities undertaking actions in response to problems related to the functioning of the drug markets, including those indirectly resulting from them. A detailed analysis of the conditions for growing the most common types of stimulants has also been made and the key information on this subject is presented in the following work.

Theoretical and practical aspects of preventive work in the fight against drug addiction

2020 ◽  
pp. 131-141
Author(s):  
Yana V. Platonova ◽  
Andrey V. Paramonov ◽  
Yurii Y. Korablev ◽  
Marina V. Krasnoslobodtseva
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Drug Addiction ◽  
Drug Trafficking ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Drug Market ◽  
Drug Addicts ◽  
Synthetic Drugs ◽  
Preventive Work ◽  
Drug Offenses

The aim of the work is to study the theoretical and practical aspects of the emergence of drug addiction, types of preventive work in the fight against drug addiction, the peculiarities of its spread among adolescents. An assessment of the development of the drug situation in the Tambov Region for 2019 is given. According to the totality of criteria, the situation in the region is tense. The most difficult state is noted according to the following criteria: the proportion of drug-related crimes in the total number of registered criminal acts (“pre-crisis”); involvement of drug users in drug trafficking (“heavy”); criminality of drug addiction (“satisfactory”); the proportion of persons convicted of drug-related crimes in the total number of convicted persons (“heavy”); the proportion of young people in the total number of persons convicted of drug offenses (“tense”). The drug market of the Tambov Region is represented by synthetic drugs and their analogues, drugs of the cannabis group (marijuana, hashish), heroin. The main methods of the preventive fight against drug addiction in the Tambov Region are listed. Presumptive trends in drug trafficking associated with the use of “non-contact” methods of selling drugs, further merging of drug-related crime with cybercrime, involvement of non-drug users in drug trafficking, as well as an increase in the number of drug addicts among minors are indicated.

scholarly journals ON THE ISSUE OF THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES BY THE DEFENDANTS IN ORDER TO HIDE THE THEFT FROM THE BANK ACCOUNTS OF CITIZENS

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 424-430
Author(s):  
I.V. Poddubnyi
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Virtual Private Networks ◽  
Electronic Money ◽  
Ip Address ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Bank Accounts

The article substantiates the relevance of the study of theft from Bank accounts of citizens committed using information and communication technologies. The main information and communication technologies and techniques used by criminals to disguise criminal activity are analyzed and briefly characterized. The author reveals the term "cybercrime", which reflects the main features of this phenomenon. Based on the analysis of official statistics, a significant increase in crimes in this category is exposed. Various points of view are given on the terminology concerning the concealment of the crime, as well as the masking of criminal activity by the persons involved. The main methods and techniques of masking intruders on the Internet, such as the use of virtual private networks that encrypt the transmitted data and allow you to substitute the IP address of computer devices, proxy servers, which when connected becomes an intermediary for the subscriber's access to the Internet. Attention is paid to the use of socks protocols, which allow data exchange using special protocols. Separately, we study the problems of disclosure of theft from Bank cards, which use electronic money services (Visa, QIWI, Wallet, WebMoney, Yandex Money,

scholarly journals Illegal drug trafficking on the internet

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (S3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatolii V. Movchan ◽  
Mykola O. Yankovyi ◽  
Karen Yu. Ismailov ◽  
Elena O. Melnikova ◽  
Oleksandr M. Zaiets
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Drug Trafficking ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Illegal Drug ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Psychotropic Substances ◽  
Worldwide Web ◽  
Criminal Groups ◽  
Narcotic Drugs

The relevance of the study is due to the change of activity of organized criminal groups involved in the circulation of psychoactive substances towards the organization of the mentioned activity through the Internet. The purpose of this work is to investigate the current problems of combating drug trafficking by using the worldwide web through contactless sale of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. It is necessary to strengthen the analytical component of law enforcement activities in the detection and analysis of content on the Internet through the introduction of information technology in law enforcement activities, the dissemination of knowledge about OSINT. The materials of the article are of practical value for the higher education graduates of police specialties, police officers of the criminal block and specialists in the field of operational search activities.

scholarly journals «Criminal leadership» in the projects Criminal Code of Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 209-214
Author(s):  
Mariana Toma
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Criminal Prosecution ◽  
Central Figure ◽  
Criminal Groups ◽  
The One ◽  
Psychological Sense ◽  
Legal Grounds

Purpose. The purpose of the study is a new draft of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, namely, to establish the legal grounds for criminal prosecution for «Criminal Leadership», the purpose is also to study the concept of «Criminal Leadership» and «Leader». The methodology. The methodology includes a comprehensive analysis and generalization of available scientific and theoretical material and the formulation of relevant conclusions and recommendations. Investigating this issue, the author used the following methods of scientific knowledge: terminological, logical-semantic, system-structural, logical-normative, comparative-legal. Results: in the process of research it was determined that an important, central figure of criminal groups is the leader, he is the center of the criminal environment, the leader. The leader unites the criminal family in the psychological sense, gives its activities a purposeful and unified character. Criminal activity and the desire for maximum criminal profit requires management and coordination of actions of participants. Carrying out a comparative analysis, we concluded that the draft Criminal Code of Ukraine proposes a new version of the article which provides for liability for "Criminal Leadership", thus separating them from long-known types of complicity, due to the central figure of "leader", which is the coordinating figure of all groups and organizations. Scientific novelty. The study found that the concept of leader - the one who leads, always wins, with a member of the group, all members of which recognize his leadership, rely on him in making serious decisions and solving important problems, also explored the concept of leadership - a kind power, the specificity of which is the direction from top to bottom, as well as the fact that its bearer is not the majority, but one person or group of people. Thus, the concepts of leader and leadership are reflected in criminal law as a phenomenon of crime. Practical significance. The results of the study can be further used in lawmaking to improve the current criminal law, which protects the rights and interests of the country and society from criminal encroachments by the upper caste of «Criminal Leadership», as well as for further research on selected issues.

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