Geneva police shut down an illegal party in the Boise de la Bâtie over the weekend.
Around 200 revellers had gathered – the event promoted on social media. The area is closed off due to the danger of landslides which were common in 2019.
Police say they would have had to have broken through fences and padlocked areas to reach the site.
The partiers could be charged with trespassing. It was broken up without trouble.
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