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Police catch criminal after spotting fingerprint in WhatsApp photo

April 16, 2018

Even on encrypted messaging platforms, be careful what you send. 

Police officers in South Wales were able to identify a drug dealer’s fingerprints from an old WhatsApp photo, the BBC reports. The fingerprint helped secure 11 drug-trafficking convictions, which are believed to be the first convictions in Wales to come from a photograph. 

“Ultimately, beyond everything else, we took a phone and looked at everything on it – we knew it had a hand with drugs on it,” South Wales police officer Dave Thomas told BBC. “These guys [the dealers] are using the technology not to get caught and we need to keep up with advancements.” Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Police catch criminal after spotting fingerprint in WhatsApp photo

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