Abstract
The article deals with the issues related to the study of the content of criminalistic characteristics and criminalistic classification in the methodology of investigation of drug smuggling. In the context of the economic crisis and the growing threats to the national security of the state in modern conditions, there is a need to find the most effective ways to improve investigative and judicial practice on a fundamental scientific basis. Generalization of theoretical provisions in the field of economic security and analysis of the dynamics of drug addiction problems as a global threat to the health of the country's population and national security. This circumstance requires a particularly balanced approach to the development of new and improvement of existing norms in the industry law.