TO THE ISSUE OF THE TYPOLOGY OF PERSONS TRAFFICKING DRUGS AND PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
After analyzing the materials of the United Nations Organization’s Office on Drugs and Crime the authors present a brief overview of the drug trade situation in the world and in the Russian Federation and show that it is necessary to develop a typology of persons involved in trafficking of drugs and psychoactive substances. It should be noted that fighting drug crimes cannot be effective without a complex research of persons committing crimes of illegal drug trade. Thus a classification and typology of persons involved in such crimes in the sphere of illegal drug trade as well as their personal characteristics acquire a special research and practical value.