Operational and Investigative Activities as a Direction of Combating Drug Offenses
Author(s): Oleh Shkuta*, Maksym Korniienko, Serhii Darii, Leonid Bezuglyi, Denys Kravtsov
Abstract
Aim: The purpose of the article is to reveal operational and investigative activities as a direction in the fight against drug crimes.
Materials and Methods: In accordance with the purpose and objectives of the research, the scientific article uses a system of scientific methods of cognition. Using the method of analysis and systematic study of legal norms, as well as generalization and synthesis, the requirements for compliance with legislation on operational and investigative activities as a direction of combating drug offenses, as well as compliance with the rights and fundamental freedoms of civil servants in operational and investigative activities as a direction of combating drug offenses, were determined.
Results: It is noted that the organizational and legal framework for combating drug crime should be understood as a system of regulatory and legal acts consisting of administrative and legal norms and regulating key aspects of the organization and functioning of counteraction entities in accordance with the legislation in the field of ensuring the fight against drug crime.
Conclusion: It was established that the policy of the EU drugs strategy for 2022-2026 is divided into three key areas: reducing drug supply and enhancing security; reducing drug demand (prevention, treatment and care services); overcoming drug-related consequences and also includes the areas of: international cooperation, research, innovation and forecasting; coordination, management and implementation. It is emphasized that one of the key strategic priorities of the EU drugs strategy for 2022-2026 is to ensure access to treatment and care services, which provides free and non-discriminatory access to a wide range of effective, evidence-based services, including professional counseling, psychosocial, behavioral and drug treatment, including opioid substitution maintenance therapy programs, rehabilitation, social reintegration and recovery support programs.