Human Smuggling : A 6 Billion Criminal Economy | FULL DOC

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From 1975 to 2015, the number of refugees worldwide increased sevenfold, reaching over 21 million people. For mafias and criminal networks, migrants have become a new currency in the global underworld.

Human smuggling is now estimated to generate up to €6 billion every year. How is this illicit trade organized? Who profits from it? And what can be done to stop it?
Through expert analysis, eyewitness accounts, and powerful data, this episode of Black Dollars investigates one of the most tragic and profitable markets of organized crime.

Producers and Broadcasters:
Gedeon Programmes/ 13ème Rue/ ZDF Info
Director: Sylvain Braun

#organizedcrime #investigations