The thesis is an attempt to provide a detailed insight into organized criminal activity in the early 20th century in a specific geographical area. The chapters and sources cited often provide nothing more than crumbs of information, but together they paint a picture that shows why people opted for smuggling, what they were putting at risk, what they were able to receive and consequently whether it was worth it. The first part of the paper looks back in history and tries to analyze socioeconomic circumstances that led to the development of smuggling. By analyzing the newspaper articles and presenting the personal stories of victims who fell at the border, it shows stories forgotten in the past. On the other hand, it raises the question of how the state felt about this activity and what preventative measures it took against these crimes: to whom it entrusted this task and how well these people did their job. In other chapters, it looks for the intersection of the two sides, looking beyond the label of a peasant who must obey the law and the uniformed man who has to enforce it – and tries to see a man in need, trying to survive.
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