While AFR tech has been trialled by a number of UK police forces, this appears to be the first time it has led to an arrest.
South Wales Police didn’t provide details about the nature of the arrest, presumably because it’s an ongoing case.
Back in April, it emerged that South Wales Police planned to scan the faces “of people at strategic locations in and around the city centre” ahead of the UEFA Champions League final, which was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on June 3.
On May 31, though, a man was arrested via AFR. “It was a local man and unconnected to the Champions League,” a South Wales Police spokesperson told Ars. It’s not clear whether this was due to the technology being tested ahead of the match.