Seven arrested and missing person found thanks to Live Facial Recognition in South Wales this summer

Seven people were arrested and a missing person was found thanks to deployments of our Live Facial Recognition technology at four gigs in South Wales this summer. The tech was deployed at Taylor Swift, P!nk, Foo Fighters and Eric Prydz concerts in Cardiff – and during those operations, there were 11 ‘alerts’ created, relating to people included…

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Five members of organised crime group get 57-year sentence

Five members of an organised crime group responsible for trafficking more than 70 kilograms of Heroin, with an approximate street value of £7,000,000, around the United Kingdom have received sentences totalling 57-years and 2-months today at Cardiff Crown Court.  Five men were brought before the Court following a protracted investigation – known as Operation Solon…

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International Overdose Awareness Day

South Wales Police throws its support behind International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31, joining organisations across the world who are helping in their own unique ways to prevent opioid overdose. It is more than two years since chief officers gave front line access to the life-saving medicine, nasal naloxone. Nasal naloxone was first introduced…

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Brave women across South Wales share their experiences of abuse to encourage others to come forward

Brave victims of violence against women and girls (VAWG) have shared their stories in the hope of encouraging others to come forward and to help end VAWG. Allow YouTube content? This page contains content provided by YouTube. We need your permission before anything is loaded as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You…

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‘Zombie knives’ and machetes: South Wales Police supports national surrender month ahead of introduction of tougher laws

From September 24, it will be an offence to possess ‘zombie-style’ knives and machetes in the UK. The changes to the Criminal Justice Act will also prohibit the manufacture, importation, sale and general supply of such weapons. Ahead of the change in the law, we will be supporting a month-long Home Office surrender scheme, allowing…

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