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Ex-Glasgow gangster Ian 'Blink' MacDonald turns back on underworld

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, AUG 11 – Ian MacDonald left crime after a car bomb and throat-slashing attempts in 2012, surviving threats that could have harmed innocent bystanders, police said.

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Ian "Blink" MacDonald, 64, says he last left his crimes and lavish lifestyle in the past, as he raises a young family and that his is "just happy to be alive".

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Ex-Glasgow gangster Ian 'Blink' MacDonald turns back on underworld

Ian "Blink" MacDonald, 64, says he last left his crimes and lavish lifestyle in the past, as he raises a young family and that his is "just happy to be alive".

·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Ex-gangster Ian “Blink” MacDonald turns back on underworld after pals all die from drugs and shootings

Bank robber Ian MacDonald says he's just "happy to be alive" after his criminal past almost caught up with him.

·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Daily Record broke the news in Glasgow, United Kingdom on Monday, August 11, 2025.
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