An arms dealer with a diplomatic passport, whom the head of Radosław Sikorski’s security detail allegedly guarded “after hours,” has been convicted in the United States. The case involves massive fraud, the Marseille mafia, and criminal threats against a journalist. Did Polish services turn a blind eye to the activities of Pierre Dadak? The details of this shocking affair are revealed by Piotr Nisztor in the latest issue of the weekly Gazeta Polska.
“This story is a ready-made script for an action thriller,” writes Piotr Nisztor, exposing the background of Pierre Dadak’s operations and his close ties to officers of the Government Protection Bureau (BOR). The case returned to newspaper front pages when, on July 9, 2025, a New York court sentenced Dadak to three years in prison and ordered the confiscation of more than one million dollars. The verdict marked the culmination of the colorful and criminal career of a man who in Poland appeared untouchable—frequenting elite circles and promising state-owned companies enormous profits.
In 2012, Lt. Col. Wojciech B., known by the nickname “Biszkopt,” while serving as head of security for then–Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, unofficially provided protection to Dadak. The story has a dark epilogue. In February 2024, during a private conversation, “Biscuit” allegedly threatened a journalist with revenge for exposing his connections. The officer reportedly declared that after leaving the service he would beat the editor, torture him, and even “pour oil over his corpse.”
Who is the man for whom elite Polish security officers worked? Pierre Dadak, born in France to a family of Polish émigrés, began his “career” with forgery and theft, invoking alleged ties to the Baresich clan that controlled the underworld in Marseille. He arrived in Poland in 2008. The doors to the arms business were reportedly opened to him by Krzysztof Węgrzyn, who in 1995–1996 served as Deputy Minister of National Defence representing the Polish People’s Party (PSL).
Promising multi-million-dollar contracts in Africa and South America, Dadak signed an agreement with the state-owned giant Bumar. He lived lavishly—driving a Ferrari, flying private jets, and residing in a villa in Konstancin—protected by former Formoza commandos and BOR officers. Roman Baczyński, a former president of Bumar, later admitted bluntly:
“In my opinion, Dadak did not make money from arms trading but was an agent of the Marseille mafia dealing in narcotics.”
Cooperation with Bumar ended in failure and debt, but Dadak avoided accountability for a long time. In 2016, he was detained in Ibiza on suspicion of arms trafficking to South Sudan (including an alleged shipment of 40,000 Kalashnikov rifles). Ultimately, however, it was American investigators who brought him to justice for defrauding clients of millions of dollars by offering luxury goods while impersonating someone else.
How was it possible that a man pursued by foreign services, using a forged diplomatic passport from Guinea-Bissau, conducted business with the Polish arms sector for years under the protection of BOR officers? Why were Polish investigations into his activities discontinued?
The full story of Pierre Dadak, the behind-the-scenes details of his relationships with figures in positions of power, and the specifics of the threats directed at Piotr Nisztor—available only in the latest issue of the weekly Gazeta Polska.