New Federal Police Chief: Switzerland's threats come from Albanian, Kosovo gangs

Periskopi

25 May 2025, 16:11(a year ago)

In an interview for the newspaper “NZZ am Sonntag”, Eva Wildi-Cortés, the new director of Switzerland's federal police, warns of the risks facing security in Switzerland. In this context, it mentions criminal groups from Albania and Kosovo, which in Switzerland are active in the drug market and in the money laundering, A2 follows. [...]

In this context, it mentions criminal groups from Albania and Kosovo, which in Switzerland are active in the drug market and in the money laundering, A2 follows.

According to her, the threat has increased significantly and the Swiss secret service has raised the risk level from the third to the fifth from a total of six levels.

The trade with people, weapons and narcotics poses a danger to our democracy, the rule of law and population safety. If we don't want to experience shots and street clashes like in Holland, Belgium or Sweden, Switzerland must now act”, Eva Wildi-Cortés said.

When asked about criminal groups operating in Switzerland, the federal police chief mentioned the Italian mafia organisation {Ndrangheta, which uses Switzerland for money laundering, criminal organisations from Albania “are involved in both the production and the distribution of drugs”, the mafia dominated by Moroccans in the Netherlands explodes in ATMs, Nigerian organisations like Black Axe earn billions in the world through the fraud and exploitation of young women.

“Zvicra is very attractive to these” groups, Eva Wildi-Cortés said. The senior Swiss official showed how criminal groups co-operate.

For example: Bringing cocaine to Europe regulates the Albanian mafia, import is financed by the Italian mafia, when goods arrive at the port of Rotterdam, joints in business, the Moroccan mafia, which cares for transport and distribution, then local groups sell the drugs at Bern and Zürrich.

Eva Wildi-Cortés indicated that the year went to the mark of Swiss authorities was a specialised travel agency for the Balkans. She was operating in the center of the city of Louzer.

Investigators observed this travel agency for a year.

And there were 750 visits by persons suspected of trading drugs and money couriers. This network was designed by the Kosovo mafia, Eva Wildi-Cortés said.

According to her, many barbershops, couriers carrying pizzas or travel agencies are actually money laundering parlors in Switzerland. This is where the battle against organised crime should begin, Eva Wildi-Cortés said.

This 49-year-old economist and politician has taken office as Swiss Federal Police Chief on February 1st 2025. It has an experience of more than two decades in the security field. /Periscope/