Money laundering and paedophile crime increase in Switzerland
Cases of threats, money laundering and paedophile crime on the rise
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Listening: Money laundering and paedophile crime increase in Switzerland
The 2024 annual report of the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol) reveals that the number of suspected cases of money laundering, reports of threats against officers and cases of paedophile crime increased last year, in some cases sharply.
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Fälle von Bedrohungen, Geldwäscherei und Pädokriminalität nehmen zu
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The number of reports received by the Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland (MROS) has been rising massively for years. Compared to the previous year, the authority recorded a 27.5% increase in suspicious activity reports in connection with money laundering and terrorist financing.
The number of threat reports also rose slightly last year after initially decreasing when the Covid measures were lifted. In 2024, Fedpol received and examined 689 reports. The content of these threats was alarming and the tone particularly aggressive, according to Fedpol’s annual report published on Thursday.
The authority also recorded more reports of suspected paedophile crime with a link to Switzerland.
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