"Ibe, 30, who also played for Derby County, Birmingham City and Bournemouth, is accused of using a bogus prescription to try to obtain insomnia drug Zolpidem on two occasions. It is claimed the footballer used an alleged fraudulent prescription at the Hornsey Road pharmacy, in north London, on May 24 2024, and returned four days later to obtain more of the same medication."
"My colleague heard only today, somehow we became aware that this matter was due to be listed, Ibe's solicitor Claire Reid told the court. Mr Ibe was blissfully unaware of this. He lives in Bulgaria, he is a professional footballer and he is not likely to be released from his duties. Ms Reid asked the court for an adjournment for six months until the Bulgarian football season is on its summer break, although she admitted to the judge that this was a big ask."
"He was expected to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court on Thursday afternoon to face the criminal charge for the first time. But District Judge Denis Brennan was told the footballer had been blissfully unaware of the pending criminal case until earlier in the day, as he was charged by a letter sent to his family home in Southwark, south London, just before Christmas last year."
Jordon Ibe, 30, is accused of using a bogus prescription to obtain the insomnia drug zolpidem on May 24, 2024, and again four days later at the Hornsey Road pharmacy in north London. Pharmacy staff seized the allegedly fraudulent prescription on the second visit. Ibe, who signed for Bulgarian first division side Lokomotiv Sofia last year, has been charged with possessing or controlling an article for use in fraud. He was charged by a letter sent to his family home in Southwark just before Christmas after moving to Bulgaria. His solicitor requested a six-month adjournment; the judge granted four weeks and suggested a videolink option.
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