A RICKMANSWORTH teenager who tried to get into a Watford nightclub was found to have 40 Ecstasy tablets hidden in his underpants.

Gregory Kimber was found by doormen with the tablets and some herbal cannabis that he bought for £80.

As a result, police were called to the club and Kimber, 19, was arrested.

On Friday, October 26, he appeared for sentence at St Albans Crown Court having been convicted earlier of possessing a Class A drug with intent to supply and possessing cannabis.

Miss Jane Stansfield prosecuting told the court how on the night of August 3 doormen at the club had become suspicious of Kimber after observing him nearby.

As Kimber tried to enter the club with a friend he was searched and the ecstasy tablets found in a small plastic bag.

The friend had two tablets and had been given them by Kimber.

Back at Watford Police Station Kimber of Uxbridge Road, Rickmansworth, admitted he had bought the tablets for £60 and the herbal cannabis for £20 from a man outside the club.

He said he had made the approach to the stranger who he described as "shifty".

Kimber said he had been drinking and said that if his friends wanted to try a tablet he would give them one.

He said if anyone had offered him money he may well have accepted or the offer of a drink in exchange.

The court was told the tablets could have fetched at least £250.

In March Kimber was convicted of drink driving and disqualified for 24 months and fined £150 with his licence endorsed.

Miss Madeleine Wolfe, defending, said it had never been his intention to make a profit from the tablets.

She told the court: "He now realises that supply, even to friends, is supply nonetheless."

The court was told Kimber is now at Chichester University studying for a sports and science degree and still hopes to become a PE teacher.

Miss Wolfe said: "This was clearly a moment of absolute stupidity."

Recorder Simon Brown sentenced Kimber to a community rehabilitation order to run for a year with the condition that he attends 35 weekly "Think First" sessions that will be run by Hampshire Probation Service and are to help people deal with drug or alcohol problems.

In addition he was ordered to pay £250 towards the prosecution's costs.

November 6, 2001 10:30