https://www.europol.europa.eu/about-europol/european-serious-and-organised-crime-centre-esocc/european-migrant-smuggling-centre-emsc
The goal of the European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) is to support EU Member States in targeting and dismantling the complex and sophisticated criminal ...Read more
https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/faqs-migrant-smuggling.html
These are two distinct but often interconnected crimes. While human trafficking aims to exploit a person, who may or may not be a migrant, the purpose of ...Read more
https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/irregular-migration-and-return/migrant-smuggling_en
Nov 14, 2025 — Migrant smuggling is a profitable business for criminal networks with an estimated annual turnover of over EUR 5 billionRead more
https://ballardbrief.byu.edu/issue-briefs/migrant-smuggling-across-the-mediterranean-sea
Apr 21, 2025 — Many migrants are making the dangerous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea through the use of migrant smugglers.Read more
https://www.coe.int/en/web/cdpc/smuggling-of-migrants
The smuggling of migrants is a transnational crime in continuous evolution. The Council of Europe action in this field aims at supporting national ...Read more
https://traccc.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Shelley-Pardo_human-smuggling-and-trafficking-into-europe.pdf
by L Shelley · Cited by 147 — Human smuggling and trafficking are two of the fastest growing transnational criminal activities, and are calculated to be among the most lucrative
https://www.dw.com/en/migrant-smugglers-who-are-they/a-66069532
Jun 29, 2023 — Around 90% of those who cross the EU's external borders illegally use migrant smugglers. How do they operate and why do migrants turn to them ...Read more
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/human-smuggling-and-trafficking-europe-comparative-perspective
Human smuggling and trafficking are rapidly growing transnational criminal activities that involve the recruitment, movement, and delivery of migrants from ...Read more
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32770390
May 17, 2015 — Islamic State (IS) fighters are being smuggled into Europe by gangs in the Mediterranean, an adviser to the Libyan government has told the BBC.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/germany-passes-new-law-to-crack-down-on-people-smuggling-to-uk
Dec 19, 2025 — People smuggling gangs storing small boats and engines in Germany now face 10 years in jail under new German legislation.
https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democracy-and-society/on-migrant-smuggling-europe-must-make-a-u-turn-8209/
Apr 7, 2025 — Europe must understand that the only reasonable and humane way to tackle migrant smuggling is to open regular routes for people to reach Europe in safety and ...Re
https://www.migrationdataportal.org/themes/smuggling-migrants
May 21, 2024 — Migrant smuggling is the procurement of the illegal entry of a person into a state of which the person is not a national or resident, ...
https://publications.iom.int/books/migrant-trafficking-and-human-smuggling-europe-review-evidence-case-studies-hungary-poland
The book reviews literature on human trafficking and smuggling in Europe. This review includes a discussion of the different elements involved in the analysis.Read more
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23322705.2024.2345554
by Hasdinar · 2024 — The book serves as an essential resource for those looking to understand and combat the nuances of migrant smuggling and trafficking.Read more
https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/human-smuggling-and-trafficking-into-europe-a-comparative-perspective/
Trafficked or smuggled migrants to Europe come from all regions of the world, and the primary transit routes are across the Mediterranean, and through the ...Read more
https://www.europol.europa.eu/crime-areas/migrant-smuggling
A complex, ruthless and multinational migrant-smuggling network has developed around Europe's unprecedented migration crisis, ...Read more