Introduction. The article examines the experience of some foreign countries in preventing the illegal production, sale or shipment of narcotic drugs, as well as the illegal sale and shipment of narcotic plants. The most effective measures to prevent these criminal acts used in the countries under consideration, as well as emerging and complicating phenomena, including, in particular, corruption, transnational organized crime, and problems of international cooperation, are highlighted. At the present stage, the illegal production, sale or transfer of narcotic drugs continues to be a global challenge to the system of international security and national law enforcement, which, of course, justifies the relevance of the research topic. The purpose of this study is to study foreign experience in preventing the illegal production, sale or shipment of narcotic drugs, illegal sale or shipment of narcotic plants, identify positive experiences and explore areas of its possible use in legislation and law enforcement practice of law enforcement agencies for the most effective preventive activities. The objectives of the study are to compare and analyze foreign experience in preventing the illegal production, sale or shipment of narcotic drugs, as well as the illegal sale and shipment of narcotic plants on the example of individual countries. Methods. The research used the following methods: analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, logical, generalization and comparison, as well as sociological, analytical and statistical. Results. Based on the results of the study, the author substantiates the conclusions that studying the specifics of activities to prevent the illegal production, sale or shipment of narcotic drugs, illegal sale or shipment of narcotic plants in a number of foreign countries allows us to highlight positive experience and determine the directions of its use in Russian law enforcement practice.
illegal production, sale, transfer of narcotic drugs, crime prevention, international cooperation