A Peel teenager has been sentenced to 200 hours of community service after a parcel containing cannabis was intercepted in the post.

Jakob Michael Hewer, of Mona Street, admitted two counts of production of drugs to the island and four counts of possession.

We previously reported how the parcel was intercepted by the police at the sorting office on September 7.

It was said to contain three separate wraps of the drug, with two valued at £72 each and one at £19.41.

The 18-year-old’s home address was searched and cannabis worth £12 was found.

Hewer was interviewed and gave ’no comment’ responses to all questions.

In a second incident, on December 2, police were called to a disturbance at Lord Street bus station.

Hewer was involved and was searched by police who found £8 worth of cannabis on him.

Defence advocate Louise Cooil handed in a reference from her client’s employer.

The advocate said: ’Mr Hewer is an extremely young man and only just appears before you as an adult. This was a mistake that he really had not thought through.

’He agreed to accept the parcel for a friend. He didn’t ask his friend why he was not having the parcel delivered to himself.’

Ms Cooil said that Hewer had previously been a heavy user of cannabis but had now changed his group of friends.

’He was effectively lolling through life without any focus,’ said the advocate.

’His arrest has put life in perspective he would say. He has been working since October and has abandoned his previous peer group. He no longer smokes cannabis.’

Deputy High Bailiff Jayne Hughes said: ’It is important the island is protected from the importation of controlled drugs.

’They were relatively small quantities but you were foolish in the extreme. You didn’t ask the necessary questions as to why your friend wouldn’t receive the package himself.’

Mrs Hughes sentenced Hewer to 160 hours’ community service for the production offences and 40 hours for the possession offences to run consecutively.

He must also pay £125 prosecution costs.