ILLEGAL DRUG TRAFFICKING AS A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY: A LAW PERSPECTIVE

The article studies the issues of national security in the context of drug trafficking. The relevance of the issue is confirmed by statistical data and survey results. The article examines the danger and consequences of drug trafficking. Attention is paid to the drug trafficking as a social phenomenon that poses a real threat to the national security. It negatively affects health of the population and causes various infections. Health is one of the highest benefits, without which individuals cannot exercise other rights. The phenomenon affects vital interests of individuals, society and the government. Health issues are related to the national security. In addition, the article deals with the problem of public health and the AIDS, since the drug trafficking and drug use cause the AIDS. The authors make an attempt to identify proposals aimed at solving the problems. The authors' proposals are aimed at describing the phenomenon under study, defining the concept that reveals the nature of non-medical consumption of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors. The article deals with psychological health problems, the need to prevent illegal drug trafficking. It describes measures aimed at preventing specific drug-related crimes.


Introduction
The National Security Strategy of the Russian Federation (Decree of the President of the Russian

Problem Statement
It is necessary to implement a set of measures aimed at reducing the non-medical drug use and preventing negative consequences of drug consumption, as well as contributing to the destruction of financial, organizational and other drug dealer networks.
One of the most important components of the fight against drug trafficking crimes is criminal law measures aimed to counter these offenses and criminal law prevention measures.
The group of criminal offenses is characterized by a number of features. For the correct qualification of these crimes, it is necessary to define terms used in the criminal law that characterize certain elements of the corpus delicti. https://doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2021.11.209 Corresponding Author: Valery Filippovich Tsepelev Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the Organizing Committee of the conference eISSN:  1587 The specific object of these crimes is health of the population. The concept of health is defined in Art. 2 of the Federal Law No. 323-FZ "On the basics of health protection in the Russian Federation" of 21.11.2011. Based on the legislative definition, health is a state of physical, mental and social well-being of a person who does not suffer from diseases or disorders of the body. The right to health protection is guaranteed by Art. 41 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
For some crimes, public health safety acts as a direct object of crime, along with the established order of drug trafficking. Additional objects can be public morality and public order, property relations, activities of enterprises and organizations.
The subject of these crimes are substances and means that are under special control, as well as equipment used in the manufacture and processing of these substances.
To specify the subject of drug trafficking crimes, one should refer to Art. 1 of the Federal Law Analogues of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances are substances of synthetic or natural origin prohibited for circulation in the Russian Federation, not included in the List whose chemical structure and properties are similar to the chemical structure and properties of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances whose psychoactive effect they reproduce.
Drug is a mixture of substances in any physical state, containing one or more narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, or one or more precursors included in the List. https: //doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2021.11.209 Corresponding Author: Valery Filippovich Tsepelev Selection and peer-review under  Poisonous substances are substances that, when exposed to living organisms, can cause a sharp disruption of normal life, poisoning and even death (Ivanov, 2011;Korma, 2018;Kosareva, 2004). The rapid development of digital technologies has led to the widespread of illegal sale of drugs using remote forms of sale (electronic or information and telecommunication networks, including the Internet). Drugs and other illegal substances are distributed via the Internet through the anonymous computer network "DarkNet", which consists of Internet sites. It is difficult to track DarkNet users due to the peculiarities of this network, which complicates the fight against the illegal sale of drugs (Dolgikh, 2020;Dremlyuga, 2017). https://doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2021.11.209 Corresponding Author: Valery Filippovich Tsepelev Selection and peer-review under  The use of electronic, information and telecommunication networks, including the Internet, for illegal purposes is possible for the purpose of advertising drugs, to make contact with a potential buyer, in order to obtain information about payment, to indicate the place from which the buyer can pick up the drug (Vinokurov & Antsiferova, 2019).
The subjective side of most drug trafficking crimes is characterized by a deliberate form of guilt, a direct intent (Article 230: inducement to consume narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues). Some crimes can be committed by negligence (Article 2282).

Research Questions
The subject of the article is theoretical, legal and organizational support of drug trafficking crime prevention.
Theoretical and legal support involves the in-depth analysis of existing legal acts regulating this area, as well as the process of applying rules aimed at ensuring the protection of the population from crimes in this area.
Organizational support involves the analysis of a procedure for identifying drug trafficking crimes.

Purpose of the Study
The purpose is to develop proposals for improving prevention activities aiming to fight against drug trafficking crimes.

Research Methods
An assessment of the drug situation contained in the Strategies is supported by statistical data. convicted of grave and especially grave crimes remains high, and the number of group crimes has not https: //doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2021.11.209 Corresponding Author: Valery Filippovich Tsepelev Selection and peer-review under  In addition, the survey showed that about 17 % of Russians in a circle of close contacts are people who take or have taken drugs without medical indications (among young people, this share is higher).
Only 8 % of the respondents admitted that they had tried drugs. At the same time, the overwhelming majority believe that it is impossible to recover from drug addiction without help. In general, more than two-thirds of the respondents (among Muscovites, the share is slightly less than half) consider it expedient to test schoolchildren and applicants for the use of prohibited substances. The initiative to implement criminal prosecution for drug use, involving compulsory treatment, is supported by 72 % of the respondents; only 6 % were against this initiative. One tenth of Russians approved the legalization of the use of "light" drugs, but the majority (75 %) are against this proposal (Retrieved from the Internet address https://www.levada.ru/tag/narkotiki/).

Findings
As a result of the analysis of the current y legal acts, the following classification of drugtrafficking crimes can be proposed:

Conclusion
The correct qualification of drug trafficking crimes causes difficulties due to the specifics of acts and subjects. To solve this problem, it is necessary to understand the nature of crime, to deal with a complex system of relevant concepts and extensive, changing legislation. Timely identification and correct qualification of the crimes will contribute to the effective prevention of drug trafficking crimes.