Some issues of algorithmization and organization of investigation of contactless sale of narcotic drugs carried out using cryptocurrencies

The study of the investigation algorithm in forensic science is limited due to the lack of uniformity of understanding by specialists of the essence of this phenomenon, a small number of studies and problems of its application in the presence of established forensic methodology. Algorithmization of investigation implies its splitting into a set of simple actions, the order of implementation of which is subject to the actual investigative situation and the importance of possible to obtain evidence. At the same time, the theory of the investigation algorithm itself does not conflict with existing forensic methods, but only provides an alternative to the established approach to investigative practice. In this study, the existing approaches to the concept of an investigation algorithm are analyzed, and the author’s definition is proposed. The article analyzes various interpretations of the concept of investigative algorithm and proposes the author’s definition. The elements of the algorithm of investigation of illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their analogs, committed with the use of cryptocurrencies by means of contactless sales are considered. The peculiarities of this type of crime that distinguish it from other ways of distribution of narcotic drugs are highlighted. The considered organizational features of the investigation of the contactless sale of narcotic drugs make it possible to determine the sources of orienting information about an impending or committed crime.