[forgotten man]

Those 27 people were all indebted the smugglers for thousands of dollars each. In this case the smugglers will have a hard time collecting the money.

[dfwgator]

Smugglers should be shot and left for the vultures.

[Little Ray]

Those 27 people were all indebted the smugglers for thousands of dollars each. In this case the smugglers will have a hard time collecting the money.

They' will probably go after their families, demanding that they pay or provide a replacement slave.