'El Hachis L5' jailed for what he was up to on Instagram - Liverpool Echo

'El Hachis L5' jailed for what he was up to on InstagramThe dad-of-two returned to selling drugs within weeks of being released from prison after being told he owed a £20,000

debtCommentsNewsAdam Everett Crown Court Reporter20:00, 20 May 2025Francis Jordan(Image: Merseyside Police) A three-time convicted drug dealer returned to his old ways within weeks of being

released from prison. Francis Jordan was said to have resorted to selling cannabis over Instagram via the account "El Hachis L5" after being told that he owed £20,000 to those higher up the

chain.

This debt allegedly related to an earlier seizure of drugs by the police, which resulted in his last spell behind bars. And this pressure from above apparently thwarted the dad-of-two's

resolve to "lead a law abiding lifestyle" on the outside.

‌ Liverpool Crown Court heard this afternoon, Tuesday, that Merseyside Police identified an Instagram account, "ElHachisL5", which had began offering drugs for sale after being set up on

February 24 this year. This saw pictures of packaged cannabis resin uploaded to the social media site alongside captions such as "new flavours today", with the page's follower count rising

from 226 when first noted by officers on March 1 to 403 by April 14.

‌ Stuart Mills, prosecuting, described how Jordan was arrested on the latter date after it was found that the account had been set up using his phone number, with the 32-year-old also being

linked to the scheme via cell siting data. "El hachis" translates to "the hash" in Spanish, while L5 refers to the postcode of his home address on Silvester Street in Vauxhall.

A search of this property led to PCs seizing around £1,000 of cannabis, including packages with labels such as "Unicorn", as well a total of £8,000 in cash, a set of scales and two mobile

phones. Jordan has 13 previous convictions for 34 offences, including receiving 54 months for conspiracy to inflict grievous bodily harm in 2010, four years for possession of heroin and

crack cocaine with intent to supply in 2019 and 32 months for possession of ketamine and cannabis in July 2024.

Article continues below Charles Lander, defending, told the court: "There is a background. The defendant was released from prison in January 2025. What he tells me is that the people who led

him to sell cannabis and ketamine, within days of him being released, turned up at his address and told him that, because of the cannabis and ketamine that was seized, he owed them £20,000.

"He told them that he did not have £20,000. Serious medical conditions have affected this defendant. Regrettably, when he was involved in a motorbike accident in 2017, his left arm and leg

were amputated.

"His intention, once released, was to lead a law abiding lifestyle. These people came to him and said that he owed them £20,000. This is a common thing that has appeared before the courts in

the last few months, cannabis being sold on the internet. They were using his phone number, coming back to him and his home address.

‌ "He knows that he has let his partner down. They have two children together. That is the hardest feature for him, that he is again away from his family and friends."

Jordan admitted being concerned in the supply of cannabis and possession of criminal property. Appearing via video link to HMP Altcourse wearing a black coat and sporting short mousey brown

hair, he replied "thank you, your honour" after being jailed for 10 months.

Sentencing, Recorder Carwyn Cox said: "You have a significant number of convictions, which include offences of violence and drug use as well as being involved in the possession of drugs with

intent to supply. Clearly, your previous convictions count against you.

Article continues below "I have heard about you and the difficulties that you have encountered as a result of a road traffic accident and, clearly, that has had an impact on you. I have also

heard about your partner, who is the mother to your children and will obviously be without you during the period of time that you accept you must be required to serve as a result of your

offending."