What is the Snakehead Group?

Snakehead groups refer to some illegal organizations whose main activities are trafficking of smugglers and illegal immigrants overseas.

These organizations are often profit-driven and charge high fees through various means to help those who want to enter other countries illegally to avoid border controls and inspections. Members of the smuggler group usually follow a strict hierarchy, including smugglers, cadres and executives at all levels. They will contact customers through various methods to determine transaction details, and then enable stowaways to enter their destinations through various methods. The most common ways are to hide in vehicles such as trucks and ships, or to cross national borders on foot or cross-country along smuggling routes.

These organized crimes are serious, not only seriously violating international laws and immigration laws, but also posing a huge threat to traffic safety and public order. Governments of various countries have regarded combating human smuggling and smugglers as one of their important law enforcement tasks and have taken many measures to curb this phenomenon. However, due to the complex structure of the Snakehead Group, which is difficult to track and crack down on, there are still certain hazards. Therefore, governments of various countries need to intensify efforts to combat the activities of snakehead groups, while strengthening supervision, raising public awareness, and ensuring the safety and stability of international border traffic.