THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE METHOD OF ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF COMMODITIES IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The article analyzes the current situation that has developed in Ukraine with the spread of counterfeit and falsified goods. The conditions that promote the spread of illicit trafficking of commodities are defined and the ways of prevention of the criminal offenses are proposed.

It is noted that the illegal circulation of goods has a hidden nature and countering the commission of such offenses requires the implementation of special measures by law enforcement agencies to identify and document the content of criminal activity. The problems of uncovering such acts are also related to the fact that offenders widely use the possibility of legal economic activity to hide crimes. The level of spread of illegal goods circulation in Ukraine is also affected by the corruption of individual employees of controlling and law enforcement agencies.

It has been established that the spread of illegal circulation of goods in Ukraine is due, in particular, to the presence of the following factors: the hidden nature of counterfeiting and falsification of goods; lack of official statistics on the consequences of consuming low-quality, falsified products; low awareness of citizens about possible forgeries or falsification of goods; use of opportunities for illegal circulation of goods of officially registered business entities; the absence of a special state program to combat the spread of illegal goods circulation, the absence of a special state body that would carry out control in the field of combating illegal goods circulation, etc.

Based on the study of the practice of law enforcement agencies, the authors indicate that ethanol is often used in the criminal mechanism of falsification of alcoholic beverages. Ethanol is used in industry and medicine, it is a technical solvent, in particular, for dissolving fats. Drinking ethanol is harmful. Ethanol causes poisoning as a result of exposure to the human body.

It was concluded that the illegal circulation of goods in Ukraine is also characterized by the presence of other ways of committing criminal offenses, as well as their commission in other spheres of the national economy. To effectively counteract the facts of falsification and falsification of goods, a complex of measures of law enforcement and control bodies is necessary, strengthening the role of the state in exercising control over the production and circulation of goods in Ukraine.