special forces operations in Switzerland

The Switzerland is full of Supercops
by Annette Hirschberg - The secretly built up special unit "Tigris" of the Federal Judicial Police in Switzerland provides for red heads. Because Supercops, find the critics, there is already enough in Switzerland. 20 Minuten Online has compiled the Swiss elite troops.

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They carry names like Predator, "Barracuda", "Cougar" and "eagle". They are highly specialized, armed to the teeth and come in an emergency against serious crime and terrorism to use: The special units of the Swiss police. They were founded in the wake of global terrorism and the first own experiences with attacks in the 1970s. As in Switzerland, the police jurisdiction is regulated by the cantons, almost all the cantons and some of the larger Swiss cities have their own special units.

Markus Notter, Zurich Director of Justice and President of the police and justice directors, put it in an official opinion loudly and clearly: "Actually, there are already too many such services in Switzerland."

20 Minuten Online has put together a selection of upcoming used in Switzerland, cantonal and municipal special forces in a picture gallery.


Scorpio intervention group in a competition