Ex‑UDA 'Mad Dog' Johnny Adair goes viral after posting strange clip from Scots home

Ex‑UDA 'Mad Dog' Johnny Adair goes viral after posting strange clip from Scots home The video shows a small plastic bag containing white powder and a line of the substance laid out on the table 10:21, 06 May 2026 Updated 10:49, 06 May 2026 Johnny Adair caught flaunting white powder on TikTok Notorious former UDA leader Johnny Adair has appeared in a video filmed at a property, appearing to flaunt a line of white powder 'cocaine'. Adair, 62, long-known by the moniker “Mad Dog” and once regarded as one of the most feared figures within the Ulster Defence Association’s C Company, filmed the video from his Ayrshire home in Scotland. It is understood he has lived in Ayrshire for several years since being forced out of Belfast during an internal loyalist feud. The footage, originally shared privately on his social‑media account before being reposted elsewhere, shows Adair in the back garden of a house in South Ayrshire as he casually films his surroundings. The Ulster Banner, alongside the Scottish and Union Jack flags, can be seen draped over a fence in the background with a lit outdoor firepit in view. Adair then swings round to a glass patio table, holding a small plastic bag containing white powder and a line of the substance laid out on the table made to resemble cocaine. As the powder comes into view, he bursts into laughter. “I’m just chilling myself with a wee Smirnoff Ice,” he says, before noticing the substance. Laughing, he adds: “What the f**k is that beside it. Oh my god, what’s that? I prefer the Smirnoff Ice. Smirnoff Ice that’ll do me.” Some viewers expressed their displeasure in the video, resulting in Adair claiming it to be a prank for his friends and that the substance was actually baking powder “I knew my mates would go mad, but I didn’t think the whole of the social media world would do the same," he told Crime World. “All my friends know I’m a fitness fanatic, and they also know I don’t take drugs of any kind. “I just decided to have a bit of a laugh. So I bought some baking powder and some wee polythene bags. And then I made a line with it." Adair escaped an IRA assassination attempt in 1993, which saw nine people killed in a fish and chip shop attack. He was jailed for 16 years after being convicted of directing terrorism after the attempt on his life, though he was released three years later under the Good Friday agreement. Once free, the former UDA boss became embroiled in a bloody feud that led to him becoming a hate figure to his former comrades, sparking several tit-for-tat killings. Chased out of Belfast, Adair moved to Bolton and later to Troon. His son, Jonathan Adair Jnr died at the age of 32 at a property in Templehill, Troon, in September 2016 of an accidental drug overdose. Jonathan, often called "Mad Pup," had been released from prison just one day prior to his death, where he was serving time for motoring offences. “I want people to realise that this is what this drug does to you," Adair snr previously said. "My son was a fit, good-looking, healthy big boy who went to the gym, but that horrible drug got its grip and that’s what it did to him. He no longer had any control over it, and sadly, that was the end of my son. “So I am not ashamed to say what killed him. Why should I hide away the drug that killed my son, because me saying let people know, if it kills Johnny Adair’s son it can kill me. If I were hiding that, I would be a cheat, if one person listens to me it’s worth it.” Article continues below Want to see more of the stories you love from ? Making us your preferred source on Google means you’ll get more of our exclusives... To add as a preferred source, simply click here.