TWO Southampton college students caught dealing cannabis have been ordered to do unpaid work.

Couple Errol Carter-Otway and Teneil McLean were dealing cannabis to friends while they were studying at Southampton's City College.

After receiving information, police raided McLean's bedroom, where Carter-Otway would stay, and found more than 100g of skunk cannabis.

They also found more than £500 in cash and drug paraphernalia.

Now both Mclean and Carter-Otway have been ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work each after admitting dealing cannabis.

Southampton Crown Court heard how the pair admitted dealing the Class B drug between November 2018 and April 2019.

Prosecutor Tim Compton said the pair's activities came to light after they raided McLean's bedroom in Kent Street, Southampton, on April 23.

They also raided McLean's bedroom at another address in Leighton Road, Southampton.

Across the two raids they found £520 in cash, drug paraphernalia, including scales and a grinder, as well as 107g of skunk cannabis.

McLean was arrested on April 23 while at City College and was found to have a small quantity of cocaine and a small quantity of cannabis.

In mitigation, Dan Sawyer said Carter-Otway was a cannabis user himself and was selling it to fund his own habit.

He said the 20-year-old had reduced his consumption and was aiming to stop completely.

Mitigating for McLean, Richard Onslow said his client had faced difficulties in her teenager years but was "trying to get her life back on track".

He said McLean had began working in a salon as an assistant and was working her way up to cutting hair.

Carter-Otway, 20, of Cobbett Road, Southampton, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a Class B drug with intent to supply.

McLean, 20, of Kent Street, Southampton, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a Class B drug with intent to supply and simple possession of a Class B drug and a Class A drug.

Both were sentenced to 12 month sentences, suspended for two years, as well as 100 hours of unpaid work each.

Both were also ordered to complete a three month drug rehabilitation requirement, while Carter-Otway was ordered to complete 10 rehabilitation activity requirement days and McLean was ordered to complete 12 rehabilitation activity requirement days.