Swiss indict 4 accused of ties to large European crime gang called ‘Thieves in Law’

GENEVA — Switzerland’s attorney general has charged four men with being managers of a Europe-wide organized crime ring whose members are believed to be behind a wave of burglaries and shoplifting in the Alpine nation.

Swiss authorities said Monday that indictments were returned by the nation’s highest criminal court against four members of the so-called “Thieves in Law” criminal organization who are now in police custody.

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