Criminal policy at the present stage in the field of combating drug trafficking shows some success. The presented scientific article examines the dynamics of crimes related to the illegal circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for the period from 2017 to 2021. In the course of the study, it was revealed that there is a certain downward trend in this type of crime, and there is also a downward trend in the overall incidence of drug addiction. However, the proportion of crimes in the field of drug trafficking in the Russian Federation is very high, and averages 9.0%, that is, every year law enforcement agencies detect about 200 thousand illegal acts related to drug trafficking, which is a direct threat to the national security. Information is presented on the subjects of the Russian Federation with the highest degree of criminogenic involvement from crimes in the field of drug trafficking. An analysis of the structure of crimes made it possible to determine the main types of drug crimes, as well as the main methods of their commission, taking into account modern realities, which will make it possible to determine the main directions of anti-drug policy. It is concluded that crimes related to drug trafficking are one of the mass and organized types of crimes, due to the fact that many criminal elements are involved in their sale and illegal production. In conclusion, some measures are proposed to counter this type of crime, taking into account the emergence of new forms of illegal activity (including the use of innovative communication technologies).

criminal policy, drug trafficking, psychotropic substances, structure, dynamics, counteraction, prevention.

Ivushkina Olga Viktorovna – Candidate of Juridical Sciences, Head of the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, East Siberian Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (110, Lermontov st., Irkutsk, 664074, Russian Federation), AuthorID: 848836, ORCID: 0000-0002-9183-3184, e-mail: Grigorievao86@mail.ru

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