A judge told a drug user how "saddened" she was to see him back in the dock for committing more crimes.

David Passon, 39, of Countess Road, Whitehaven, appeared at Carlisle Crown Court for sentence after being found and for illegally possessing two drugs on June 29 putting him in breach of two suspended prison terms.

Beccy McGregor, prosecuting, said police saw Passon acting suspiciously in the Senhouse Street area of Workington at around 5am.

"He was nervous and started dropping items out of his pocket, and putting them on to a wheelie bin lid," she said.

The items included a set of scales and a jar containing several pieces of cannabis, worth between £170 and £260, was also found together with a pipe with burned tin foil on it. When searched, a blister pack of diazepam tablets was found which he had tried to hide.

At the time Passon was subject to two separate suspended sentence orders. The first had been imposed at the crown court in December 2014 for the possession of heroin with intent to supply.

He received a second suspended term in November last year for the illegal possession of a knuckleduster.

Passon was said to have a total of 27 convictions for 71 offences. Some 19 were drug-related.

Passon's lawyer, Marion Weir, said: "He is saddened to find himself back before Your Honour. He has struggled with his drug use."

She suggested that Passon could be assessed for further drug treatment.

Judge Barbara Forrester said: "I am saddened to see you back again because of the progress and effort you put in during the last drug rehabilitation requirement (DRR) cycle."

Judge Forrester agreed to adjourn the case to see whether he was suitable for a new DRR order to address his substance misuse.

Passon was granted bail and will return to the crown court on October 22 for sentence.