PROBLEMATIC ISSUES OF COMBATING DRUG TRAFFICKING ON SOCIAL NETWORKS

This article reflects problematic issues of combating drug trafficking in social networks. Social networks are one of the key sources of illegal drug sales. As part of the study, a statistical analysis of drug distribution was carried out using electronic information resources in Kazakhstan and abroad. In addition, an analysis of the dynamics of the growth of drug crimes with the development of IT technologies was carried out. The main Internet platforms of foreign countries and Kazakhstan used for the distribution of narcotic substances are given. The authors substantively examined the mechanisms and possibilities of countering illegal drug trafficking in social networks, as well as their practical application by law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the prevention and suppression of crimes related to the trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues. The authors proposed the creation of a bot to effectively combat drug trafficking in social networks.

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