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A man on a five-day drugs binge was found by police filling his hotel bathtub with potatoes while wearing a bra, a court has heard.

Officers were called to the Travelodge in Eastleigh, Hants when hotel staff noticed a smell of cannabis wafting from guest James Johnson's room.

Staff at the hotel had also witnessed the 30-year-old carrying a bag of spuds and wearing women's clothing.

Police searched Johnson's room and found an assortment of drugs, including ecstasy, 5-MAPB - similar to MDMA - and psychedelic substance 2CB.

When questioned by Judge Peter Henry at Southampton Crown Court as to why he had done it, Johnson replied: "It felt like the right thing to do at the time."

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The court heard that Johnson and two friends had come back to his hometown of Eastleigh to go for a night out.

The party, however, turned into a five-night bender with numerous drugs being consumed by the trio.

James Kellam, prosecuting, told the court officers were called when hotel staff smelt a strong whiff of cannabis coming from their room.

He said: "They saw Johnson with the bag of potatoes and in women's clothing.

"It may be this that led officers to believe that he was intoxicated."

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In a separate search at his home in Ely, Cambs, police found a number of other drugs.



Johnson was charged with possession with intent to supply, which he admitted to.



In an interview, he said he had bought the drugs on the dark web for around £750.



The court heard that Johnson, who works as a volunteer, was supposed to take prescribed medication, but had stopped doing so when he took the class A drugs.



Mitigating, Unyime Davies said that Johnson was "remorseful" and was an "intelligent man who made a mistake".



In sentencing, Judge Henry said the case was "odd and bizarre" and the consequences of the binge could have been dangerous.



Johnson was given an 18-month community order, with the requirement to carry out a nine-month drug rehabilitation programme.