A LUDGERSHALL drug dealer has avoided prison with a suspended sentence.

Luke Mark Field, of Williamson Close, admitted to possession of 125g of cannabis with intent to supply when he was arrested in January 2016.

The 24-year-old also admitted to supplying a quantity of the Class B drug during the same incident when he appeared in Winchester Crown Court last week.

Field was sentenced to a total of eight months in prison, suspended for 12 months.

He was also ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work in the community.