The early years of dealing with traffickers prove to be difficult regardless of effort or circumstances. The later years (if it continues) are not necessarily going to be easier.
In fact, things may deteriorate.
In our experience, in the UK, we’ve seen it from all angles. The initial response to it was fierce, but there were hard facts to deal with.
The first is the initial plan had been averted, and plan B enacted at the English Channel, but plan A had been to take command of an airport terminal in the UK and run the operation here.
This initiative was nipped in the bud, but it presented an immediate rallying cry among law enforcement because of its potentiality to cause widespread disruption.
There is no question airport terminals cannot be used for illegal activities of any kind, but this brazen plan to do so revealed we have a serious flaw in our way of thinking here.
The problem is we aren’t suspicious enough, sometimes.
The issues that emerged after 9/11 and controversy over simple checks and balances at airports can run over into acrimony, but it’s not helpful if other threats are made.