A MAN caught with a stash of drugs has avoided jail.

When police raided the home of Benedict Blues they found LSD, Ketamine, Tramadol and cannabis.

Southampton Crown Court heard how officers swooped on an address in Fordingbridge where they believed the occupants were involved in drug dealing.

Blues, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of being concerned in supplying a Class A drug, one count of being concerned in supplying a Class B drug, one count of being concerned in supplying a Class C drug and one count of possession of a Class B drug.

Blues, now of Elm Grove, Salisbury, was jailed for 24 months suspended for 18 months for the offences on February 23, 2019

He was also ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work.