Stanislav Merdov
Department of Special Physical Training, Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs, Kropyvnytskyi, UkrainePublications
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Research Article
Digitalization of Countering Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Substances: Methodological Foundations, Administrative-Law, Criminal-Law and Civil-Law Aspects
Author(s): Mykhaylo Styranka*, Oksana Zuieva, Valeriia Hnatenko, Oleksandr Holovkov and Stanislav Merdov
Aim: This paper examines, across several branches of law, how Ukraine is moving to digital tools in its fight against the illegal circulation of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues and precursors. The authors argue that once the drug trade itself has gone online-with orders placed in messengers, Telegram bots and darknet marketplaces, payment made in virtual assets, and goods handed over through hidden caches or by post-the state can respond effectively only if its own counteraction is digitalized to a comparable degree. Methods: The research rests on a systems approach: The authors treat the response to drug trafficking as a layered structure in which instruments of administrative, criminal and civil law operate together and reinforce one another. Results: Using 2023-2026 figures published by .. Read More»