To the Problem of initiating criminal cases on the fact of illegal extraction and trafficking of especially valuable wild animals and aquatic biological resources through the use of Internet messengers
The article deals with the problem of the practical application of Part one of Article 258.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation by the interrogators of the border authorities of the Federal security Service. The content of such concepts as "Internet messengers", as well as the "Internet" network is revealed. The conclusions made in the course of the work, in the author's opinion, will allow to streamline and improve the criminal procedural activities of the investigators of the border authorities in the investigation of these crimes.