The article refers to the way the Greek state uses the term “trafficker” to justify stricter practices and restrictions in the management of migration. It analyses how Greek authorities and international organisations have targeted traffickers, creating an image of an enemy that negatively affects refugees and migrants. The Greek government celebrates its alleged war against the traffickers, but in fact all it does is to facilitate them, placing the blame, along with punishing prison sentences, on innocent people. With closed borders and the lack of “legal channels” to seek asylum in Greece, the state is essentially creating the need for the “profession” of traffickers.