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Published on 17 December 2020

Bulgarian criminal organisation: indictment filed against organisation members and Credit Suisse

Bern, 17.12.2020 - Following an extensive investigation into the activities in Switzerland of a major Bulgarian criminal organisation involved on a grand scale in the international trafficking of narcotics and in laundering the proceeds of these activities, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has filed its indictment in the Federal Criminal Court (FCC). Also indicted is the bank Credit Suisse AG. It is accused of failing to take all the organisational measures that were reasonable and required to prevent the laundering of assets belonging to and under the control of the criminal organisation. A former manager at the bank and two members of the criminal organisation have also been indicted before the FCC.