Topical Issues of Forensic Analysis of Non-Industrialy Manufactured Alcohol-Containing Liquids

Abstract

The article discusses the issues related to improving the efficiency of joint operation of investigation, inquiry, experts, and prosecutors in investigating alcohol-containing liquids produced by non-industrial manufacturing method. The authors draw attention to the consistently high percentage of the non-industrial alcoholic beverages in the total number of objects submitted for analysis. Such liquids legally are not considered alcoholic products, so the presence of legal conflicts and gaps in the current legislation regulating the production and circulation of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic and spiritcontaining products in Russia, leads to difficulties in qualifying offenses and holding perpetrators accountable, as well as to additional expert examinations and longer investigation periods. The authors also provide some examples from expert practice.