On Detention in Flagrante Delicto of Persons Engaged in Committing Crimes Related to Illegal Trafficking of Drugs
The purpose of the work is to consider certain problematic issues arising in the course of the implementation by law enforcement agencies of activities to suppress crimes in the sphere of illegal circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances committed using the capabilities of the information and telecommunication network «Internet», in particular technologies that make it difficult to identify specific users of this networks. Methodology: analysis of law enforcement practice, taking into account the current legislation. The conclusion based on the results of the study is that understanding the illegal schemes and technologies used allows law enforcement officers to timely and correctly assess the possibility of suppressing the criminal activities of drug traffickers and determine the forces and means necessary for this, as well as the tactics of their actions, to conduct detention at the right time and with maximum effect red-handed specific individuals, collect evidence and prosecute all accomplices in criminal activity. Scientific and practical significance: highlighting the features of online stores used for the sale of drugs, substantiating the elements of a tactical operation — the arrest of a drug dealer red-handed.