These criminals are undermining the prospects for peace and prosperity inside Somalia; they also pose a threat to the stability and prosperity of the region and the wider international community.

The criminals in this type of activity benefit from the weaknesses of local police, often undermined by corruption, which therefore does not prevent the transboundary illicit trade in organs; as well as from inefficient judicial systems.

By suggesting through their behavior that these beliefs are not as collective as we would like to think, criminals and cheats undermine the very basis of social life.