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Wanted narco boss exposes whereabouts by posting Google reviews

71 points by felipevb 3y ago

lil-lugger 3y ago
It’s like something from a Guy Ritchie movie played for laughs. An Irish gangster gets taken down because of his habit of posting reviews of wherever he goes, and accidentally shows his reflection in windows and mirrors.
- TheBozzCL 3y ago
  Honestly, the more you read the worse it gets. You gotta wonder if cartels have any sort of infosec.
  - baobabKoodaa 3y ago
    *opsec
garyfirestorm 3y ago
I guess the compelling question is why Dubai won’t extradite him?
- deleted 3y ago
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- YeBanKo 3y ago
  The compelling question is why Spain won’t extradite him?
retox 3y ago
Bellingcat are a parallel construction laundering operation.
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 3y ago
  Bold claim like that can’t be left dry mate.
- jordanb 3y ago
  This is my thought too. Whenever I see one of these "crazy ways criminals give themselves away" stories I'm now thinking I'm probably looking at a parallel construction. During the Floyd protests a woman was recorded on camera in Chicago destroying a police car. A week or so later the police arrested her and claimed an improbable series of gumshoeing around the tee-shirt she had on, figuring out where it was purchased and subpoena sales records then doing a lot of cross referencing. Far more plausible to me is they pulled cellphone location data.
  - zaphirplane 3y ago
    Would getting it from the carrier be hurdle
  - euroderf 3y ago
    I've always assumed that this is how a lot of "anonymous tips to the police" work. Illegal dragnet wiretaps plus the OK of a drone functionary boss, and hey presto! the coppers are clued in.
- mnky9800n 3y ago
  In case you didn't know what this means like me: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction
- willcipriano 3y ago
  Bellingcat is a CIA carve out.
danielfoster 3y ago
It’s great that Bellingcat put this together, but what are the police being paid to do? Sometimes it seems like law enforcement aren’t investing enough in OSINT.
kimwishart8 3y ago
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71 points by felipevb 3y ago

It’s like something from a Guy Ritchie movie played for laughs. An Irish gangster gets taken down because of his habit of posting reviews of wherever he goes, and accidentally shows his reflection in windows and mirrors.

TheBozzCL 3y ago
Honestly, the more you read the worse it gets. You gotta wonder if cartels have any sort of infosec.
- baobabKoodaa 3y ago
  *opsec

garyfirestorm 3y ago

I guess the compelling question is why Dubai won’t extradite him?

deleted 3y ago
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YeBanKo 3y ago
The compelling question is why Spain won’t extradite him?

retox 3y ago

Bellingcat are a parallel construction laundering operation.

Red_Leaves_Flyy 3y ago
Bold claim like that can’t be left dry mate.
jordanb 3y ago
This is my thought too. Whenever I see one of these "crazy ways criminals give themselves away" stories I'm now thinking I'm probably looking at a parallel construction. During the Floyd protests a woman was recorded on camera in Chicago destroying a police car. A week or so later the police arrested her and claimed an improbable series of gumshoeing around the tee-shirt she had on, figuring out where it was purchased and subpoena sales records then doing a lot of cross referencing. Far more plausible to me is they pulled cellphone location data.
- zaphirplane 3y ago
  Would getting it from the carrier be hurdle
- euroderf 3y ago
  I've always assumed that this is how a lot of "anonymous tips to the police" work. Illegal dragnet wiretaps plus the OK of a drone functionary boss, and hey presto! the coppers are clued in.
mnky9800n 3y ago
In case you didn't know what this means like me: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction
willcipriano 3y ago
Bellingcat is a CIA carve out.

danielfoster 3y ago

It’s great that Bellingcat put this together, but what are the police being paid to do? Sometimes it seems like law enforcement aren’t investing enough in OSINT.

kimwishart8 3y ago

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