TWO Bournemouth teenagers who committed drug supply offences have been told they "have not got a clue how serious" their crimes are.

Judge Stephen Climie warned Samuel Molloy, 18, and Sonny Weir, 19, that their actions over the next six months will determine whether they go to prison or not.

Molloy, of Stourvale Road, had previously admitted two counts of being concerned in making an offer to supply a drug of Class A and a further charge relating to a Class B drug.

Weir, of Stourcliffe Avenue, pleaded guilty to a single count of being concerned in making an offer to supply a drug of Class B at Bournemouth Crown Court on March 12.

Judge Climie decided to give the pair an opportunity to show they had learnt their lesson and could avoid an further offending.

"You really have not got a clue how serious this is," the judge told the defendants.

"People are dying all over the country because of drug abuse and you two decided to a play a part in it."

He added: "In six months time you and I are going to meet again. You will have decided if you go out the back door or the side door."

Prosecuting, David Brock told the court Molloy and Weir were seen getting off a train at Bournemouth Railway Station on October 27, 2020.

When they saw British Transport Police officers at the ticket barriers they turned back towards the platform.

The officers, who were at the station carrying out county lines investigations, spoke to them and their account for being in Bournemouth raised suspicions and they were searched.

Mr Brock said the defendants had five phones, including three burner phones, in their possession while Molloy had £500 in cash. He claimed the money was his benefits and from selling trainers online. Weir said he was visiting a friend in Bournemouth.

The prosecutor said 46 pages worth of messages were recovered from Molloy's phones. In Weir's case there was evidence of cannabis supply throughout October.

John Dyer, representing Molloy, said the result of his arrest was he had "completely revolutionised his life", with him having a good chance of completing three A-levels this year.

Molloy got involved with a "bad crowd" at the start of lockdown and he was paying off his cannabis debts, said Mr Dyer.

The barrister asked Judge Climie not to defer the sentence as this could impact on his client's educational prospects, but the judge said: "Making his life easy isn't my primary concern. Making sure we keep him out of trouble is."

Judge Climie added: "The people living in a gutter with a syringe in their arm that have taken the heroin he has supplied are at risk of dying."

Mitigating for Weir, Tim Dracass said a lot of positive things were now being said about him.

The barrister welcomed a deferred sentence, which was a recommendation of a pre-sentence report in Weir's case.

Judge Climie deferred sentencing the pair until September 3, with expectations that they do not reoffend and show they have made rehabilitative progress.