Fight against crime: Swiss federalism often leaves the police in the dark

– Swiss federalism often leaves the police in the dark

Mafiosi and other criminal gangs often go unnoticed. Switzerland is struggling to remedy this quickly.

Posted today at 4:02 p.m.

Quite normal road checks can be dangerous due to the lack of network between the cantonal police forces.

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These are drastic words chosen by the most senior criminal prosecution official, Stefan Blättler: “We are quite blind when it comes to recognizing the links and patterns of organized crime. This is what the Attorney General of the Confederation said a few days ago on German-speaking Swiss radio SRF. That’s what he said six months ago when he took office.

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