Problems of qualification of actions of an intermediary in the sale or purchase of narcotic drugs

Levandovskaya Maria Gennadievna

This article examines some of the problematic issues of qualifying the actions of an intermediary in the sale or purchase of narcotic drugs. The quantitative indicators of the considered type of crime are given; opinions that currently exist in the scientific literature - on the provision in Art. Art. 228, 228.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for the punishment in a special provision for mediating the purchase or sale of narcotic drugs; examples of judicial practice are given and considered in detail: definitions of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. It is noted that the qualification of crimes related to drug trafficking in judicial-investigative practice causes considerable controversy. The relevant explanations of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation not only do not solve the existing problems, but also create new ones. Selected circumstances that indicate complicity in the acquisition.

Keywords:accomplice, aiding, crime, court, narcotic drugs, acquisition, sale, qualification.