Border Guard Corps

Border Guard Corps

The Border Guard Corps ( _fr. Corps des gardes-frontière, _de. Grenzwachtkorps, _it. Corpo delle guardie di confine) are the federal law enforcement agency who act as both the border guard and customs service of Switzerland. It is the uniformed section of the Federal Customs Administration, which is attached to the Federal Department of Finance. The BGC conducts people, vehicle and object searches, anti-drugs and anti-smuggling operations and investigates document forgery [ [http://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/00434/01475/index.html?lang=en Mandate ] ] . They also enforce road traffic laws [ [http://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/00434/01476/index.html?lang=en Record of achievement ] ] .

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* [http://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/00434/01475/index.html?lang=en Official website]


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