TWO drug dealers caught selling cannabis in Droitwich have been given suspended jail sentences.

Alexander Bampfylde was spotted by a police patrol near his home in Mayflower Road, Droitwich, leaning in through the window of a car, Worcester Crown Court heard.

They suspected the 26-year-old of dealing drugs and he was found to have individual bags of cannabis with him, John Brotherton, prosecuting, told the court.

Fingerprints on the bags led them to the home of 20-year-old Talia Harpa in Park Way, Droitwich, and they found more bags containing cannabis behind a freezer in a cupboard under the stairs, in an air freshener and in her car, Mr Brotherton said.

Text messages found on their phones showed Harpa was a step higher up the chain and was giving the drugs to Bampfylde who was a "foot soldier" and sold them on the streets to known users. Mr Brotherton said the weight and value of the drugs found had not been calculated but was not a large amount.

Both pleaded guilty to possession and supply charges.

Jason Aris, for Bampfylde, said he had no previous convictions and was now aware of the damage that using the drugs was doing to himself and the community. He had a difficult home life caring for relatives and he was now looking for help to tackle his drugs problem.

Timothy Harrington, for Harpa, said she had moved away from home at the time of the offence on June 7 last year and had lost her job.

"She was short of money but her cannabis intake had increased and she started to sell," he said.

She now had a new job and had turned her life around, he said.

Judge Michael Cullum said Harpa had been the one supplying the drugs for Bampfylde and they had both been given cannabis for their own use. He said they would be given a chance to tackle their drugs issues.

"Selling cannabis is no solution," he said.

Bampfylde was given a six month sentence suspended for 12 months with supervision and a requirement to complete the general offending and substance misuse programmes.

Because of her higher role, Harpa was given 12 months suspended for a year with supervision and a six months drug rehabilitation requirement.