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Swiss police have arrested 12 people for illegally racing around Zurich at speeds of nearly 300 km/h.
The group have been accused of various speeding offences around Switzerland s largest city in powerful, partly tuned cars .
Prosecutors say that some vehicles were recorded as travelling up to 287 km/h on motorways and almost 200 km/h outside built-up areas.
Police also said the suspects held various illegal races on public roads .
Switzerland s motorways have a speed limit of 120 km/h, while cars are also limited to speeds of 80 km/h outside built-up areas and 50 km/h within built-up areas.
Eleven men and one woman, all aged between 24 and 40, were detained as part of the operation, including citizens from Switzerland, Italy, the Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.