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New Federal Police Chief: Threats to Switzerland also come from gangs in Albania and Kosovo
2025-05-25 16:33:40 / AKTUALITET
In an interview with the newspaper "NZZ am Sonntag", Eva Wildi-Cortés, the new director of the Swiss federal police, warns of the risks to security in Switzerland.
In this context, she mentions criminal groups from Albania and Kosovo which are active in the drug market and money laundering in Switzerland, A2 reports.
According to her, the threat has increased significantly and the Swiss secret service has raised the risk level from level three to five out of a total of six levels.
"Trafficking in people, weapons and narcotics poses a threat to our democracy, the rule of law and the security of the population. If we do not want to experience shootings and street fights like in the Netherlands, Belgium or Sweden, Switzerland must act now," said Eva Wildi-Cortés.
When asked about criminal groups operating in Switzerland, the head of the federal police mentioned the Italian mafia organization 'Ndrangheta, which uses Switzerland for money laundering, criminal organizations from Albania "are involved in both the production and distribution of drugs", the Moroccan-dominated mafia in the Netherlands blows up ATMs, Nigerian organizations like Black Axe earn billions worldwide through fraud and exploitation of young women.
"Switzerland is very attractive to these groups," said Eva Wildi-Cortés. The senior Swiss official showed how criminal groups cooperate.
For example: the import of cocaine into Europe is regulated by the Albanian mafia, the import is financed by the Italian mafia, when the goods arrive at the port of Rotterdam, the Moroccan mafia gets involved in the business, which takes care of transportation and distribution, then local groups sell the drugs in Bern and Zurich.
Eva Wildi-Cortés revealed that last year the Swiss authorities targeted a travel agency specializing in the Balkans, operating in the city center of Lucerne.
Investigators monitored this travel agency for a year.
And they recorded 750 visits from suspected drug traffickers and money couriers. This network was run by the Kosovar mafia, said Eva Wildi-Cortés.
According to her, many barbershops, pizza delivery drivers and travel agencies are actually money laundering parlors in Switzerland. This is where the fight against organized crime must begin, said Eva Wildi-Cortés.
This 49-year-old economist and political scientist took office as head of the Swiss federal police on February 1, 2025. She has more than two decades of experience in the security field.
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