Poster Boy: Sanctioned Kinahan Cartel Lieutenant Found Playing Padel in Dubai

Bellingcat and The Sunday Times publish an open-source investigation showing Ian Thomas Dixon — sanctioned by the US as a Kinahan cartel associate — living in Dubai under the alias “Ian Thomas” and identified through padel tournament photos and livestreams; the piece outlines his alleged financial and logistical role in the cartel, connections to other convicted criminals, recent arrests and extraditions of related figures, and the open-source methods used to link him to the organisation.