Bern police bust organised drug trafficker

Drug trafficking and money laundering worth millions have been uncovered by Bern cantonal police. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In October they concluded extensive investigations into organised drug trafficking. The suspected drug dealer was arrested in canton Lucerne. The 37-year-old is in custody, the cantonal public prosecutor's office for special tasks and the Bern cantonal police announced on Monday. + Switzerland, an unsuspected hub for international cocaine trafficking As a member of a professionally organised group, the man is accused of coordinating the distribution and trafficking of an unspecified quantity of heroin and cocaine and laundering millions in money. The drugs were transported from Albania to Switzerland. The arrested man will appear in court. Translated from German by DeepL/ts How we work This news story has been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team. At SWI swissinfo.ch we select the most relevant news ...