Problematic Aspects of the Investigation of Crimes Related to the Sale of Narcotic Drugs Via the Internet
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Abstract: The purpose of this article is to consider the specifics of the sale of narcotic drugs via the Internet. Contactless devices are on trend today. The article discusses popular messengers of distributors of prohibited substances, as well as the complexity of investigations of the category of these cases.
Conclusions: the main problems in the investigation of crimes related to the sale of narcotic drugs via the Internet are electronic means of communication and settlements. As a rule, such contactless methods of interaction minimize personal communication, there are no names, only nicknames under which they are registered in the network.
The development of digital technologies contributes to the fact that payments can be made in many ways today: these are electronic wallets, bitcoins, and credit cards. A large number of foreign systems allow for electronic money transfer without opening a bank account, these include "Anelik", "Uniastrum", etc.
The "selection" of service personnel is also carried out through the network, since pre-sale preparation, packaging, packaging, and bookmark are needed for drugs. These persons also practically do not overlap.
All these aspects significantly complicate the investigation, therefore, almost the only clue is the technical components of the criminals' activities, namely computers, telephones, payment cards, etc., on which it is possible to conduct an examination and at least confirm the receipt of money from suspicious accounts, to detect secret correspondence, photos of places of "bookmarks".

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