The Local Switzerland

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.

Court sides with convict over poor prison conditions

Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:16:10 +0200

A prisoner convicted of heroin trafficking could see his sentence reduced after the Swiss federal supreme court upheld his complaint about cramped conditions in the Champ-Dollon prison near Geneva.

Zug police arrest 15 in 'biggest' drug bust

Wed, 26 Nov 2014 11:26:00 +0100

Law enforcement officials in Zug say they have cracked the biggest drug smuggling ring ever uncovered in the canton with the arrest of a woman and 14 men and the seizure of 55 kilograms of heroin.

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.

The battle at Needle Park: a success story

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:32:00 +0200

Switzerland’s parks were at one time notoriously packed with heroin addicts. Lyssandra Sears meets with one of the world’s leading drug experts to find out how the Swiss broke with convention and cracked the problem.