1 dicembre 2025|
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|3 days agoSwitzerland Forms Taskforces to Combat French-Based Car and Arms Theft Rings
Swiss federal authorities are collaborating with cantonal police to create new taskforces aimed at tackling a rise in gang-related crime, specifically targeting groups from France involved in car and weapons theft. The Federal Office of Police (Fedpol) will coordinate efforts to combat the criminals, who are reportedly recruited via social media.
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- Swiss federal authorities and cantonal police are establishing new taskforces to combat a rise in gang-related crime.
- The taskforces specifically target criminal groups from France involved in stealing luxury cars and weapons.
- The Federal Office of Police (Fedpol) will coordinate the efforts of these new taskforces.
- Criminals are reportedly recruited via social media platforms like Snapchat.
- Perpetrators are described as young French nationals of North African origin who enter Switzerland using public transport.
They Said
"We are only at the beginning of the phenomenon."
"We are working 'relentlessly' to combat gang crime."