Practical features of the fight against the legalization of criminal proceeds by law enforcement units of customs authorities

The article analyzes the foreign economic aspect of money laundering, characterizes the main schemes of committing a crime, responsibility for which is provided for in Articles 174 and 174.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, highlights the accompanying and predicate compositions related to the competence of customs authorities. The problematic issues in countering such torts by the law endorcement units of the Federal Customs Service of Russia have been identified. In order to improve the mechanisms of the fight against the legalization of criminal proceeds in foreign economic activity, the author puts forward a set of proposals, including updating information and analytical support for detective units in accordance with their specific tasks; deepening interdepartmental interaction between law enforcement and control bodies, as well as other authorized entities; targeted organizational and structural changes in the law enforcement units of the Federal Customs Service of Russia.