The Organized Crime Marketplace in Canada Criminal Markets Human Beings as a Commodity Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons Threat Issue Migrant smuggling and the trafficking in persons are criminal activities in which organized crime has become involved internationally. The extent of organized crime’s involvement in these criminal activities in Canada are proactively monitored by law enforcement.Trafficking in persons and migrant smuggling are sources of significant profit, and help to strengthen and expand the capacities of criminal organizations internationally.The distinction between migrant smuggling and trafficking in persons is an important one, as smuggling implies consent while the latter implies coercion....
