Officers observed the 33-year-old outside Anfield ahead of their match against Arsenal this season
Abdelmohaimen Mohamed, 33, from Manchester, appeared in court following an investigation into ticket touting
Abdelmohaimen Mohamed, 33, from Manchester, appeared in court following an investigation into ticket touting
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A man's "commercial-scale" illegal operation was brought crumbling down after police saw him talking to a couple outside Anfield. Abdelmohaimen Mohamed, 33, from Manchester, appeared at Sefton Magistrates Court today, Wednesday February 25, where he admitted ticket touting.
This came after he was seen trying to sell tickets to a couple from Seattle, USA, outside Anfield ahead of Liverpool's home match against Arsenal on August 31 last year. Mohamed was arrested and found in possession of four mobile telephones all of which contained matchday tickets and some of which were numbered.
This suggested he was involved in commercial-scale ticket touting, Merseyside Police said.
Following an investigation from the force, it was revealed Mohamed specialised in selling tickets to fans from Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Today, he pleaded guilty to the charges of sell/otherwise dispose of a ticket for a designated football match. He received three-year football banning order and was told he must pay £1,500 in fines.
Chief inspector Stuart McLoughlin said: "Mohamed was operating a commercial-scale operation of selling illegitimate tickets where he would having multiple tickets across multiple phones which enabled him to scan customers into the game.
"Further enquiries discovered that he targeted Liverpool fans in Egypt and Saudi Arabia with the fake tickets.
"This ban prevents Mohamed from attending any football game in the country.
"I hope these sentencing sends a clear message and acts as a deterrent to others that we will be put you before the courts to be prosecuted."
Anyone with information should contact Merseyside Police social media desk via X or Facebook @MerPolCC. You can also report information via the force's website: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ or by calling 101.
Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their website here: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously
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