Dubai Police digital platform slashes forensic toxicology processing to under a minute

Dubai Police has introduced a digital platform that reduces the time required to process forensic toxicology results from about 60 minutes to less than one minute, the force announced on 1 November 2026.

Streamlined Workflow

The system, developed by four Emirati experts from Dubai Police’s General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology, automates calculations and supports the initial interpretation of forensic toxicology results. It consolidates laboratory data, calculations, scientific references and preliminary comparisons into a single platform, cutting manual work and boosting consistency and efficiency.

Lieutenant Colonel Dr Rashid Humaid Al Rumaithi, the project director, said the platform was designed to address technical and operational challenges in traditional forensic toxicology procedures. Those procedures involved separate manual steps for transferring data, performing calculations, verifying results and comparing them with scientific references. The new system brings these steps together into one digital workflow, allowing laboratory data to be read, calculations completed and results compared with references in under a minute. Specialists still remain responsible for reviewing and verifying the results and making the final technical decision, he added.

Team Behind the Innovation

The team was led by Al Rumaithi, alongside Captain Engineer Mohammad Abdul Qader Al Shamsi and forensic toxicology experts Marwa Aqeel Al Janahi and Fatima Ali Al Suwaidi. Al Shamsi said the platform allows experts to spend less time on manual calculations and data preparation and more time on scientific analysis, interpretation and approving final technical opinions. He described the system as a smart assistant that supports specialists rather than replacing them.

Forensic expert Fatima Al Suwaidi noted that the platform reduced the number of data processing steps from 10 to two, while consolidating six separate calculation procedures into one automated calculation. The time needed to prepare outputs dropped from an average of 30 minutes to one minute, she said. Marwa Al Janahi added that the platform reduces manual intervention and standardises procedures, enabling specialists to focus on complex scientific analysis rather than repetitive tasks.

Future Development

Dubai Police plans to further develop the system by integrating it more closely with laboratory instruments to reduce manual data entry. Future phases will include updating scientific databases and reference resources, developing performance indicators and knowledge dashboards, and exploring the use of artificial intelligence and smart assistants to help specialists retrieve scientific information more quickly. The developments are intended to expand the platform’s capabilities and potential applications in forensic operations and other specialised fields.