ON SOME PROBLEMS OF IDENTIFICATION AND INVESTIGATION OF THE LEGALIZATION OF MONEY OBTAINED AS A RESULT OF CRIMES IN THE SPHERE OF ILLEGAL DRUG TRAFFICKING WITH THE USE OF CRYPTO-CURRENCIES
The commissioning of unlawful actions using the digital currency, the most common type of which is cryptocurrency, has certain difficulties in the investigation process due to the anonymity of the participants, the complexity of establishing all members of the pre-trial activity, and others, which necessitates their research. The purpose of the study is to establish the peculiarities of the investigation of the legalization (laundering) of funds received as a result of the crimes in the field of illicit drug trafficking, as the leaders of organized criminal groups under this category of crimes use the possibilities and legal nature of the digital currency, aware of the complexity in the investigation, Law enforcement officers face. When writing an article, general scientific (analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction) and private research methods were used. The article focuses on the insufficiency of the forensic study of the peculiarities of the investigation of the legalization (laundering) of funds received as a result of the commission of crimes in the field of drug trafficking committed using cryptocurrency due to the consequence mechanism. The author used materials of judicial practice on the analyzed crimes, which confirms the practical significance of the work.