The Federal Office of Police or fedpol of Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 is subject to the Federal Department of Justice and Police. It is responsible for the coordination between cantonal police

Cantonal police

The Cantonal police are the law enforcement agencies for each of the 26 Swiss Cantons. Law enforcement in Switzerland is mainly a responsibility of the 26 cantons of Switzerland, which each operate cantonal police agencies. Some cities also operate municipal police agencies as provided for by...

 corps and between Swiss and foreign police forces. It also controls the Swiss internal intelligence agency

Intelligence agency

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, Dienst für Analyse und Prävention or DAP (Analysis and Prevention Service) and investigates organised crime, money laundering

Money laundering

Money laundering is the process of disguising illegal sources of money so that it looks like it came from legal sources. The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication. Many regulatory and governmental authorities quote estimates each year for the amount...

 and terrorism

Terrorism

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The fedpol publishes yearly report on domestic security. Its investigative arm is the Federal Criminal Police, which operates a small special operations unit, Einsatzgruppe TIGRIS

Einsatzgruppe TIGRIS

The Einsatzgruppe TIGRIS is a specialized tactical police unit belonging to the Federal Criminal Police, the investigative arm of the Swiss Federal Office of Police. As of 2009, it consists of 14 officers and is based at the military police base in Worblaufen near Berne...

, whose existence was not made public until 2009.

Organisation

• Direktion und Stab - Directorate and Staff
• Hauptabteilung Internationale Polizeikooperation - International Police Cooperation Bureau (INTERPOL
  Interpol
  Interpol, whose full name is the International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation...
  
   Bureau)
• Hauptabteilung Bundeskriminalpolizei - Federal Criminal Police
  • Swiss Coordination Unit for Cybercrime Control (CYCO)
• Hauptabteilung Dienste - Services
  • AFIS/DNA Services Division
  • Identity Documents and Special Tasks Division
  • ICT Management and Services Division
  • National Police Information Systems Division
• Hauptabteilung Bundessicherheitsdienst - Federal Security Service
  • Security of Persons Division ― Dignitary Protection and Security of Foreign Missions and Foreign Visitor Protection and Aviation Security.
  • Building Security Division - Property Security Section, Property Protection Section and Management Support Division.
• Abteilung Ressourcen - Resources Group

External links

• Official site
• yearly reports (1999 to present)