Conducting a search during the investigation of illegal traffic of poisonous or strong medicinal products

The article examines the illegal handling of poisonous or potent drugs, which poses a danger to the health of the population, since the uncontrolled circulation of such items threatens an indefinite circle of participants in social relations. The article defines the tactical tasks of the investigation of criminal offenses and the algorithm for conducting such investigative (search) action as a search.

It has been proven that the specificity of conducting a search during a pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses related to the illegal circulation of poisonous or potent medicinal products is a number of provisions, the knowledge and consideration of which will allow full use of the capabilities of this SRD. It is noted that it is necessary to involve relevant specialists (chemist, pharmacist, or biologist) who can provide substantial assistance to the investigator in identifying, describing, packaging and removal of dangerous materials, as well as an accountant - experienced in financial transactions for the registration of actions with poisonous or potent medicinal products at enterprises, institutions, organizations of their legal circulation, and, if necessary, a technologist of the relevant industry - to identify facts of violations of technological processes committed for the purpose of embezzlement such medicines. In turn, during the search, the seized objects are packed and sealed with tags imprinted with a seal (stamp) and signatures of the investigator, suspect, witnesses.