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Over the last few weeks, a notorious fugitive drug kingpin and the head of Israel’s secretive military surveillance unit were exposed thanks to a similar OSINT technique.
Christopher Kinahan Sr is the reputed head of the the Kinahan cartel and among the world’s most wanted fugitives. He’s evaded capture for years. But Bellingcat connected him to a Google account that has left reams of reviews of restaurants and tourist attractions going back several years. Kinahan even posted photos that showed his partial reflection, aiding in the verification process.