Serious crime

• Serious crime
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  When servers go silent

  In July 2025, an international task force of cyber investigators succeeded in identifying three suspected criminals. The case highlights the importance of international police cooperation, particularly in the fight against cybercriminals who are closely networked across national borders.
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  Inaction becomes a weapon

  One click, a wrong password or an open security vulnerability can be enough to bring a company to a standstill. Ransomware attacks are among the greatest threats to companies today. As several cantons and dozens of Swiss companies are affected, the Office of the Attorney General of the Swiss Confederation is taking over the proceedings. fedpol is investigating.
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  A luxury car heist that ended in a spin-out

  Three young men were arrested in October 2025 following an attempted burglary at a Zurich garage. This foiled heist was part of a wider trend, to which fedpol was already responding with operational coordination measures.
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  The end of the line for the mastermind behind a drug-trafficking ring

  Spring 2024: fedpol was informed by international partners of possible drug shipments to Switzerland. Nearly a year later, following a lengthy investigation, a network operating between Switzerland, France and Germany was dismantled.
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  Operation GLOBAL CHAIN against human trafficking: Focus on Romania yields results

  In 2025, Switzerland once again took part in Europol’s Joint Action Days, an international initiative aimed at combating human trafficking. For the first time, fedpol focused its efforts primarily on victims and perpetrators from Romania.
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  fedpol and the Geneva Police join forces to investigate parcel bombs, bomb attacks and extorsion letters

  In the spring of 2025, Geneva was hit by a series of threats and attacks. The incidents ranged from extorsion letters and ransom demands to an explosion in a letterbox, and an explosion in a residential area. A child and a man were injured.
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  ‘KidFlix’ in Switzerland

  Years of investigation have led to one of the greatest successes in the fight against the distribution of child sexual abuse material. With the support of several countries, including Switzerland, the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (BLKA) has dealt a significant blow to the darknet platform KidFlix.