Page "People smuggling" Paragraph 34

Thus far, global efforts to curb and stymie the growing tide of smuggled individuals have been largely focused on the apprehension and deportation of individual migrants.

Little has been done in the way of dismantling the organizations behind the business of people smuggling.

According to the UNODC, " ackling migrant smuggling necessitates a comprehensive, multi-dimensional response, which begins with addressing the socio-economic root causes of irregular migration to prevent it, and goes through to prosecution of criminals who commit smuggling-related crimes ".