Brian Gaff wrote:

Did you see that report that they identified a drug dealer by fingerprints
on an actual hi res photo he sent to somebody to show an item in his hand?.

Yes, this thread started from a BBC article about that ... I think it
was more that they confirmed the identify of a known suspect, rather
than identified him from scratch just from the photo.

Plod does seem to be hyping this new technology somewhat, suggesting
they could attend a burglary, identify the crim by photos of his dabs
and be waiting at his front door ready to catch him red-handed ...