A TEENAGER caught supplying drugs at the Ritzy Nightclub, Bromborough, was ordered by Wirral magistrates to serve 120 hours' Community Work.

Benjamin Leslie Johnson, 18, of Hawthorne Lane, Bromborough, had to pay £50 costs and amphetamine seized was forfeited.

He admitted possessing 4.8 grammes of the Class B drug with intent to supply and also supplying a wrap of amphetamine.

Prosecutor Rob Jones said Johnston was seen to supply a wrap for £5 and when he was later detained he produced further wraps from his shoe.

He said he had purchased amphetamine from a person in Eastham and had divided it into seven wraps to sell to friends and others at the club.

Robert Crank, defending, said he had learned his lesson. He had not previously been in trouble and was concerned and scared over the outcome of the case. He had seemingly responded to pressure over a debt and was not experienced with drugs.

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