US EditionFootball hooligans to be sprayed by UK police with DNA tagging mist
CHESHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, AUG 8 – Cheshire Constabulary will deploy DNA tagging spray at all League Two matches to deter disorderly fans and gather forensic evidence, as part of Operation Shield.
- A police force in northwest England will use a 'DNA tagging spray' to address disorderly behavior from soccer fans this season, as announced by Cheshire police.
- Officers will use the spray during all fourth-tier matches in the region, including a game between Crewe Alexandra and Accrington Stanley.
- The spray leaves an invisible uniquely-coded synthetic DNA solution that marks skin, clothing, and equipment for forensic evidence.
- Cheshire police acknowledge that the vast majority of football fans are law-abiding, but some are intent on causing disorder.
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Police are to be armed with a spray that marks skin and clothing with an invisible solution that will enable them to identify fans involved in anti-social behaviour.
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