When a single search warrant can produce more than 100 devices, sending every phone, tablet, and computer for a full forensic examination is no longer sustainable.
The Metropolitan Police Service, the United Kingdom’s largest police force, faced growing digital evidence volumes, increasing online exploitation cases, and forensic laboratories struggling to keep pace. Investigators needed a faster way to identify the devices that mattered most.
By embedding digital forensic specialists within investigative teams and deploying ADF Pro across London forensic hubs, the MET introduced a frontline digital triage workflow that delivered actionable intelligence much earlier in the investigation.
The results speak for themselves:
- Triaged approximately 5,000–6,000 devices in two years
- Enabled teams to operate at two to three times their previous capacity
- Processed large iPhone full file system datasets in under one hour
- Escalated 50% of devices for evidential or technical reasons
- Filtered non-relevant devices before they reached the forensic laboratory
Instead of waiting weeks or months, investigators could receive intelligence on the same day as a search warrant—supporting faster risk assessments, charging decisions, and investigative action.
As the MET’s Technical Lead for Frontline Digital Forensics explains:
“ADF has become fundamental to how we manage risk and make investigative decisions at scale.”
With digital evidence volumes continuing to rise, the MET’s experience demonstrates how frontline triage can reduce backlogs, prioritize high-risk cases, and help forensic teams focus their expertise where it is needed most.
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