MMA fighter convicted of trafficking in vehicle parts from stolen cars
A court found Mamed Ch. guilty of receiving stolen luxury cars brought in from the Czech Republic with forged documents. The athlete received a sentence of one and a half years in prison and a fine of 280,000 zlotys.
Theft and forged documents scheme
According to o2.pl, MMA star Mamed Ch. was allegedly the main recipient of luxury cars originating from theft. According to the non-final judgment of the District Court in Tarnowskie Góry from July 2026, the athlete purchased vehicles worth hundreds of thousands of zlotys for a fraction of their actual value.
The scheme was accompanied by a network of forged documents and altered vehicle identification numbers (VIN). Cars brought in from the Czech Republic were so-called clones — documents and numbers from damaged vehicles were used and assigned to stolen cars. As a result, the vehicles looked like legally imported examples, when in fact they came from theft.
Drastic price differences pointed to crime
The history goes back to 2016. The court pointed to significant disparities between the purchase price and actual value: a BMW worth 178,200 zlotys was purchased for 5,000 euros, a car valued at 243,000 zlotys for 25,000 euros, and another vehicle with a purchase price of 26,000 euros had a value of 352,600 zlotys.
According to the ruling, these differences constituted circumstances indicating that buyers should have been aware of the suspicious origin of the vehicles. Irregularities also included gaps in documentation, single keys and anomalies in sales contracts.
Active participation in the scheme
The court established that Mamed Ch. was not merely a passive buyer. The athlete actively sought specific models, contacting intermediaries who then located vehicles on the Czech side. Acquaintances involved in car trading were also used for sales in Poland, creating a network of people responsible for importing, organising transactions and seeking further buyers.
In the case files there are vehicles such as BMW M6 GT, Porsche Panamera and BMW 750 X-drive. One transaction came to light only years later — a woman who bought a car from Mamed Ch. came to an authorised service with a request for a spare key to be made. During verification, it turned out that the VIN number did not match the vehicle, and the car was listed as stolen.
Conflict and car arson
In 2017, a second axis of the case emerged. A person who had reported to the police the illegal detention of wild boars by Jakub Ś. became the subject of attention. The court established that information about this man's car reached Mamed Ch., who then persuaded others to set the vehicle on fire.
The incident occurred on the night of 11 to 12 April 2017 in Rybnik. The fire engulfed two cars, but the perpetrators of the arson were not identified based on CCTV footage.
Sentence and denials
The District Court in Tarnowskie Góry sentenced Mamed Ch. to one and a half years in prison and a fine of 280,000 zlotys. Found guilty of eight counts of receiving stolen goods, incitement to destroy cars, and assault and insult of police officers. Acquitted, however, of the charge of illegal possession of weapons.
The athlete denied guilt from the outset. Regarding the cars, he maintained that he did not know about their criminal origin, and blamed the arson on others. After the sentence was announced, he announced an appeal and emphasised that he still feels innocent. The sentence is non-final.
Source: Google News PL