Police caught a man hiding behind a pillar after he fled from a property while carrying drugs.
Jake Bostock of Alfred Teare Grove in Douglas appeared before magistrates at Douglas Courthouse.
The 25-year-old admitted possessing hundreds of pounds worth of cannabis and pregabalin tablets on May 14.
Bostock was ordered to do 50 hours community service and pay £125 costs.
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