The Local Switzerland

Drugs and alcohol: Just how much do the Swiss consume?

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 12:37:05 +0100

Binge drinking is on the rise across the country - particularly amongst women - while the use of cocaine and ecstasy in Swiss cities is among the highest in Europe.

Explained: Why Swiss drug addicts may now be able to claim disability insurance

Tue, 06 Aug 2019 10:35:59 +0200

A new court ruling changes the situation for addicts in Switzerland in terms of their eligibility for sickness benefits. Here’s what you need to know.

Four Swiss cities among Europe’s top ten for cocaine consumption

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:46:07 +0100

Zurich, St Gallen, Geneva and Basel all continue to be among the top ten cities for cocaine use in Europe, data published on Thursday suggests.

Swiss consume five tonnes of cocaine a year

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:43:17 +0200

A new study looking at the Swiss cocaine market estimates 13.7 kilograms of the drug are consumed every day around the country.

Cocaine is delivered faster than pizza in Switzerland: study

Wed, 09 May 2018 12:30:39 +0200

One in three cocaine deliveries in Switzerland arrives within 30 minutes while only half as many pizza deliveries are made within the same time frame, a new study shows.

Five Swiss cities among top ten in Europe for cocaine use

Fri, 09 Mar 2018 10:40:23 +0100

Zurich, Basel, Bern, St-Gallen and Geneva feature among the ten European cities where cocaine is most used, according to a European study.

Arrests made over latest Swiss cocaine seizure

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:08:24 +0200

Police have arrested seven people after seizing 4.4 kilos of cocaine and 40,000 francs ($41,000) in cash in two raids in the city of Biel/Bienne, in the canton of Bern.

Vaud police crack Nigerian cocaine ring

Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:50:12 +0100

Police in the canton of Vaud have arrested a dozen people linked to an African smuggling ring suspected of bringing dozens of kilograms of cocaine into Switzerland.

Prisoner accused of coke trafficking from cell

Wed, 16 Jul 2014 13:16:00 +0200

An inmate serving six years in a prison in the canton of Fribourg is suspected of masterminding the trafficking of cocaine in Geneva from his cell.

Swiss police thwart cocaine smuggling ring

Tue, 03 Sep 2013 16:05:00 +0200

Swiss and Spanish police say they have smashed a South America-linked cocaine ring, leading to 19 arrests.

Mother cleared of killing tot with hard drugs

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:28:00 +0100

A 25-year-old woman accused of causing the death of her baby girl by injecting cocaine and heroin into a milk bottle was acquitted by a Saint Gallen district court for lack of evidence.

Swiss 'some of Europe's biggest cokeheads'

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:34:00 +0200

An international team of scientists has found that Swiss cities have among the highest consumption of cocaine in Europe.

Cocaine surge on Geneva streets

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:27:32 +0200

Faced with an increasing cocaine problem, Geneva city police still do not have the power to intervene in street deals.

Cop orders pizza, gets cocaine

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0200

A pizzeria owner once jailed for his part in Switzerland's "heist of the century" is facing a new brush with justice after he delivered cocaine in a pizza box to an undercover policeman.