Former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe has been sentenced after admitting using a fraudulent prescription to obtain sleep medication from a pharmacy. The 30-year-old appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to possessing an article for use in fraud.
Ibe, who made 41 appearances for Liverpool before stints at Derby County, Birmingham City and AFC Bournemouth, attempted to acquire the insomnia drug Zolpidem using a bogus prescription. He presented the document at the Hornsey Road pharmacy on May 24, 2024, and returned four days later for more of the same medication. On the second visit, a suspicious pharmacy worker seized the fake prescription.
Ibe, who now plays for Bulgarian first division side Lokomotiv Sofia, did not attend his first court appearance in January. His solicitor Claire Reid said he had been “blissfully unaware” of the case because the charge letter was sent to his family home in Southwark, south London, just after he left the UK for Bulgaria. A judge ordered him to appear in court on Thursday.
Ibe previously made 78 appearances for Bournemouth following a £15 million transfer from Liverpool in 2016. In 2020, he was convicted and banned from driving after crashing his Bentley into a coffee shop in Bromley, south-east London, causing thousands of pounds of damage. He admitted careless driving and was found guilty of failing to stop after an accident. He later issued a statement saying he was undergoing rehabilitation for depression.
Ibe moved to non-league football before securing a move to Lokomotiv Sofia in November last year.
