The second is transnational crime, trying to combat organized criminal gangs is always difficult. But when the commodity that is being smuggled is people who are willing to go to desperate lengths in order to escape their situation, the gangs will always have the advantage over law enforcement agencies, as people smuggling (as opposed to human trafficking) usually takes place with consent. Furthermore, confronting the organized crime groups involved in people smuggling has traditionally taken a back seat in favors of tackling those involved in the illicit drugs trade or linked to terrorists. However, the Syrian refugee crisis has highlighted the need for efforts to be tamped up in the campaign against people smuggling groups. There are now active steps being taken to regain control of the refugee/migrant crisis and to combat the organized crime gangs profiting from it.