Annual Report Fedpol 2018 2018 Fedpol Annual Report
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annual report fedpol 2018 2018 annual report fedpol annual report A game of cat and mouse Have you ever Googled yourself? Are you quantities of data and managing it in an crack down on criminals? People reproach aware of the digital footprints you leave integrated manner in order to manage risk the police when they are unable to intervene behind? We’re all the same – glued to our and define tactical priorities, to collabo- in time to prevent terror attacks, like the one mobiles, replying to WhatsApp messages rating with police forces across the globe that occurred in Strasbourg before Christ- from our teenagers between meetings, lost – the digital world flouts the territoriality mas. Yet the myth of an all-knowing police without GPS, and glad to be able to pay our principle specific to law enforcement. force keeping tabs on the public like Big bills from the comfort of our living rooms In this game of cat and mouse, the nec- Brother persists, to the extent that people without having to go to the post office or essary responses require staff, technical sometimes forget that the police are only bank like we used to. and financial resources, and new working interested in criminals and that their work Our world is digital, and this benefits methods. In terms of our federalist mindset, is tightly regulated and monitored. Unlike everyone, including criminals. They take this means recognising that Switzerland is a private companies, which know much more advantage of the digital world to rip us off, single crime area without any cantonal bor- about us thanks to the digital footprints we to communicate with one another using ders and responding accordingly. And in our leave behind when using credit cards and encrypted messaging services, to traffic territorial way of thinking it means taking loyalty cards or doing online searches. arms, drugs and other goods, to laun- account of the fact that crime is becoming So it’s up to us to explain the work we der the illegal proceeds of their criminal more international and that co-operation do, to point out what we require, to ask activities, and to finance terrorism. and the exchange of information also for the necessary resources and to hire And like us, they leave tracks. To such require the interoperability of IT systems. the right people so that we can con- an extent in fact that digital traces now Whether the leads are digital or conven- tinue to fight crime effectively – for the constitute the vast majority of evidence in tional, police work always treads a fine line benefit of the whole of Switzerland. our investigations. And this is fundamentally between protecting privacy and gathering changing policing. From accessing digital information. How can we protect our privacy Wishing you an enjoyable read. information, collecting and analysing vast while providing the police with the means to Nicoletta della Valle, Director Contents 17 26 Carte blanche for Eva Rust Instead of illustrating animals, 6 9 10 14 17 plants and ghosts in the usual style From petty criminal to terrorist Terrorist propaganda amid big Off-the-shelf bombs An organised network A flashy lifestyle in the south of children’s books, the illustrator, A petty criminal opens fire at a data A hunter wishes to purchase a large Two mafia brothers evade taxes from Two fraudsters flee to Switzerland with Eva Rust, has transformed our carte Christmas market. How to recognise An IS sympathiser is active on social quantity of hydrogen peroxide, a supposedly safe distance. They soon large sums of money. Their foothold blanche into a nebulous search for radicalised individuals early on, and networks. Despite huge amounts of supposedly to bleach horns. The discover they are not the only ones with begins to falter when police start clues on six double pages. Often what this has to do with jihad travellers. digital data, he cannot stay hidden for pharmacist is suspicious, but sells him an organised network. searching for their wealth. digital, frequently abstract, sometimes long. the chemical. doubtful, and only seldom obvious at first sight – like our cases before we set out on the scent. In our Annual Report you can follow the tracks of those 20 22 26 30 32 who leave behind a trail and those Counterfeits in the basement Caught in a web The great escape Catching criminals by mouse Police without frontiers who search for clues, using the same Money may not grow on trees, but with Rose-tinted glasses prevent a man from A young mother flees to Switzerland in click A father attempts to seize his children sophisticated means as the criminals a little skill a counterfeiter can make it seeing the criminal behind the brunette. the hope of a better life. Very quickly, A drug dealer tries to enter Switzer- from their mother. His journey ends themselves. at home. An arrest uncovers a major The romance ends not just with an both she and her young son back home land under a false identity. But sooner than expected. http://www.evarust.ch/ counterfeit money scam. empty bank account. run into danger. interoperability tightens the security net. 36 38 40 44 46 The genetic trail Does the culprit have green or Operation Piz Segnas Never Walk Alone Out of the ordinary Many traces left behind at a crime blue eyes? A plane crash in Graubünden leaves The fans of two opposing football teams Federal law enforcement authorities scene are invisible to the naked eye. A rapist eludes arrest despite trace behind a scene of devastation. DVI threaten to clash before the match are joining forces under one roof in an But they play a crucial role in identifying DNA from the crime scene. Using DNA Switzerland is on hand to identify the begins. Even after the final whistle, the urban district of Bern. What the move and convicting criminals. to predict the appearance and age of victims. game is not yet over. means for the neighbours. the culprit could shed light on his identity. 50 fedpol, more than just police One police, several missions. Switzerland’s federal police go into action when serious crime crosses national boundaries. 40 46 Carte blanche for Eva Rust Instead of illustrating animals, 6 9 10 14 17 plants and ghosts in the usual style From petty criminal to terrorist Terrorist propaganda amid big Off-the-shelf bombs An organised network A flashy lifestyle in the south of children’s books, the illustrator, A petty criminal opens fire at a data A hunter wishes to purchase a large Two mafia brothers evade taxes from Two fraudsters flee to Switzerland with Eva Rust, has transformed our carte Christmas market. How to recognise An IS sympathiser is active on social quantity of hydrogen peroxide, a supposedly safe distance. They soon large sums of money. Their foothold blanche into a nebulous search for radicalised individuals early on, and networks. Despite huge amounts of supposedly to bleach horns. The discover they are not the only ones with begins to falter when police start clues on six double pages. Often what this has to do with jihad travellers. digital data, he cannot stay hidden for pharmacist is suspicious, but sells him an organised network. searching for their wealth. digital, frequently abstract, sometimes long. the chemical. doubtful, and only seldom obvious at first sight – like our cases before we set out on the scent. In our Annual Report you can follow the tracks of those 20 22 26 30 32 who leave behind a trail and those Counterfeits in the basement Caught in a web The great escape Catching criminals by mouse Police without frontiers who search for clues, using the same Money may not grow on trees, but with Rose-tinted glasses prevent a man from A young mother flees to Switzerland in click A father attempts to seize his children sophisticated means as the criminals a little skill a counterfeiter can make it seeing the criminal behind the brunette. the hope of a better life. Very quickly, A drug dealer tries to enter Switzer- from their mother. His journey ends themselves. at home. An arrest uncovers a major The romance ends not just with an both she and her young son back home land under a false identity. But sooner than expected. http://www.evarust.ch/ counterfeit money scam. empty bank account. run into danger. interoperability tightens the security net. 36 38 40 44 46 The genetic trail Does the culprit have green or Operation Piz Segnas Never Walk Alone Out of the ordinary Many traces left behind at a crime blue eyes? A plane crash in Graubünden leaves The fans of two opposing football teams Federal law enforcement authorities scene are invisible to the naked eye. A rapist eludes arrest despite trace behind a scene of devastation. DVI threaten to clash before the match are joining forces under one roof in an But they play a crucial role in identifying DNA from the crime scene. Using DNA Switzerland is on hand to identify the begins. Even after the final whistle, the urban district of Bern. What the move and convicting criminals. to predict the appearance and age of victims. game is not yet over. means for the neighbours. the culprit could shed light on his identity. 50 fedpol, more than just police One police, several missions. Switzerland’s federal police go into action when serious crime crosses national boundaries. Terrorism A petty criminal opens fire at a Christmas market in Strasbourg, killing five people and seriously injuring eleven. How can we identify a person who has been radicalised? How do we deal with the threat these people pose? How do we prevent such a person from carrying out a terrorist act? This is the current challenge facing Swiss and European authorities – a challenge that is growing in view of the possible return of jihad fighters and their families.