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The Dangers of Drug Smuggling

Quick money has a very real appeal. It is not only attractive to people who are greedy and always want more riches. Some of the people who crave an easy way to wealth do so because their daily lives are so desperate that they need to hope that they can be removed from poverty very quickly. Drug traffickers see this desperation and often exploit it by selling dreams of a better life where everything can be taken care of. These dreams often turn to nightmares however and through this paper we will look into some of the very real dangers faced by those who choose to smuggle narcotics across international boundaries.

Associating with dangerous criminals

Generally, the people who hire others for this type of task are very dangerous criminals. They may be very willing to kill anyone who gets in their way. This means that if you start trafficking for them and later change your mind, they may not let you stop. This puts you and your family at risk. Even your family members who may not realize what you do for a living could be at risk.

Possibility for physiological damage

If you are very lucky, the narcotics that you are asked to sneak into a foreign country may be placed in your luggage or hidden in your clothing, strapped to your body. Most drug traffickers are far less fortunate. They find themselves having to hide the drugs inside of themselves. They may be forced to swallow condoms full of cocaine, insert them into their rectums or vaginae or both. This is an uncomfortable process but the real damage comes from if these parcels rupture in transit. The quantity being transported was never intended to be consumed all at once by a single human being. This results in severe physical damage and perhaps death.

Possibility of incarceration or execution

As with any illegal activity, the possibility of being caught exists. Most countries try very hard to not be known as transshipment points. As a result, anyone caught involved in this activity is likely to be treated harshly. Sometimes, if you have been behaving erratically or seem to want to stop trafficking, they may deliberately set you up to be caught.

There are other ways to earn money in a difficult situation although most of them do not pay as well as this. On the other hand, few jobs are as dangerous as this either so it balances out.

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