I'd be cool to have a smuggling faction that also dabbles in piracy. Cardamine freighter pirate smugglers would be fun to play. If you're going to fly Freighters it'd also help you make cash abit quicker.
The problem with smuggler RP is the lack of diversity in routes, in my opinion.. Hauling freight through the exact same route gets old after awhile. If you want a smuggling faction to be successful it seems like you'd need an extra hook to make the faction appealing. I thought about making a smuggler/pirate faction wherein everybody flies transports/freighters, but I don't really have the devotion to make my own faction.