CSI UAE: Footprint soil types to bust crimes

Abu Dhabi Police has entered into an agreement with the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAAD) to use ‘footprint soil types’ classification database to help solve crime cases.

The MoU includes exchanging benefits of ‘footprint soil types’ and ‘forensic evidence laboratory’. Abu Dhabi Police will take advantage of the ‘footprint soil types’ classification database of soil types in the UAE adopted by the EAAD.  This would allow forensic experts to uncover crimes by determining the location of a criminal act, and narrowing down locations to specific areas, in accordance with the nature and specifications of the soil.

The MoU also provides the EAAD with the opportunity to utilise forensic evidence laboratory in various available disciplines.

Colonel Abdul Rahman Al Hammadi, Head of Criminal Evidence Department, said, “Soil Survey project undertaken by EAAD helps enhance police criminal investigations. Soil is analyzed to determine the location of a criminal act, such as murder, or burial sites, or the routes used by drug dealers based on the qualities of the soil sample in each region.”

Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, Secretary-General, Abu Dhabi Environment Agency, said, “The MoU will boost partnership between EAAD and Abu Dhabi Police in the field of joint studies and applied research.”