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Migrant Smuggling in Asia
1 Jan.–
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
30 June 2013
Total 1 273 768
Philippines
By air 1 273 768
Thailand Total 604 620 336 271 302 384
2013 on the smuggling of migrants in Asia.
countries
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
1 Jan.–
30 June 2013
Belgium 413 396 272 236 216 96
Finland 124 130 124 42
France 1295 1008 1180 1363 910 427
Germany 1255 949 1004 897 936
Italy 133 131 160 105 96 41
Japan 10 963 9 522 7 294 6 350 4 545
Macau (China) 5 153 2 248 1 087 961 854 565
New Zealand 2 056 1 877 1 785 1 632 1 604 1617
Spain 2 011 2 402 1 814 1 705 1 261 450
Ukraine 517 1 068 724 705 732 692
United Kingdom 2 190 1 730 1 290 1 000 640 330
2013 on the smuggling of migrants in Asia.
1 Jan.–
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
30 June 2013
Total 500 593 933 1168 1301
Canada
By air 500 593 933 1168 1301
Spain Total 192 141 159 113
2013 on the smuggling of migrants in Asia.
migrants, including smuggled migrants, from other
parts of East, South-East and South Asia, such as
Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines and
a growing number from mainland China. 9 In 2011,
1,748 illegal entries from mainland China were
detected in Hong Kong (China) and repatriated,
a decrease from 2,479 detected a year earlier. 10
In addition, Hong Kong (China) authorities detect
approximately 10,000 illegal residents each year
(Table 42). According to the Government of Macau
(China), approximately 1,500 persons, most of
them from mainland China, are detected each
year seeking to enter illegally. A similar number
of persons residing in Macau (China) illegally
are apprehended each year (Tables 43 and 44).
Additionally, albeit in small numbers, smuggled
migrants from Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, the
Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam have been
found trying to enter Macau (China). 11
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