Switzerland Plans Mandatory Reporting Of Organised Crime

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The federal government and the cantons are planning to introduce a mandatory reporting requirement for any indications of organised crime. Select your language

Generated with artificial intelligence. Listening: Switzerland plans mandatory reporting of organised crime This content was published on August 23, 2026 - 13:05 3 minutes Dominik Meier, SRF

An employee at a land registry office who notices suspicious real estate purchases, or a food inspector who finds evidence of money laundering during an inspection at a bar: In the future, they may be required to inform law enforcement authorities if they encounter evidence of organised crime. This was confirmed by Eva Wildi-Cortés, director of the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol), on Swiss public television, SRF.

The reporting requirement would apply to all cantonal and municipal employees. The cantons themselves proposed this as part of a consultation process that has just concluded, says Wildi-Cortés.

Employees of land registry offices, food inspectors, and labor market inspectors are very close to the action.“They have insight into business operations. They notice irregularities that they can report. We rely on that,” said the Fedpol director.

Originally, the federal government had planned only a right to report. Government employees would thus have been free to decide whether or not to file a report – but if they did report something, they would not have been liable to prosecution.

Preventing infiltration

Fedpol hopes that, thanks to reports from municipalities and cantons, the federal government and the cantons will be better able to uncover the covert activities of drug rings, human trafficking gangs, or cybercriminals. The goal is to prevent the infiltration of the economy and society.

The federal government and the cantons intend to finalise the new reporting requirement by the end of the year as part of a national action plan to combat organised crime. The cantons themselves will then be responsible for implementing it.

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