Legal Regulation of the Prosecutor’s Supervision over the Investigation of Crimes Related to Illicit Drug Trafficking in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan

Abstract

This article examines the features of the implementation of prosecutorial supervision over the investigation of crimes related to drug trafficking in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan. The role of law enforcement agencies in the detection and suppression of crimes related to drug trafficking is reflected. An analysis of the legal acts that guide the state bodies of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan, including the prosecutor’s offices of both states in the fight against drug trafficking, is given. The author also analyzed the reasons for the development of crime and the growth of crimes in this area. It is concluded that this criminal act creates a potential threat to the life and health of a citizen and a person, violates public order, the security of the state, the development of the economic potential of the state, etc. It is also noted that ensuring the rule of law in the investigation of crimes related to illicit drug trafficking in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan is the main purpose of the prosecutor’s supervision in this direction.