STUDENT Samer Alali got hooked on drugs after mixing with a different crowd when he moved to a new school, a court heard.

The 20-year-old, of Nicol End, Chalfont St Peter, pleaded guilty to being in possession of cannabis resin, a class B controlled drug, and cocaine, a class A controlled drug at High Wycombe Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Andy Callander, prosecuting, said Alali's drug habit was found out when police raided his home on April 7, at 2pm.

He said: 'A small amount of white powder was found in a shirt pocket and a small amount of vegetable matter was found in the CD rack in the dining room. Mr Alali was spoken to and admitted they were his. He was taken to High Wycombe police station and admitted the white powder was cocaine and the vegetable matter was cannabis.'

Alali pleaded guilty to being in possession of cannabis resin, a class B controlled drug, and cocaine, a class A controlled drug.

The court heard Alali fell behind in his A levels at High Wycombe's John Hampden Grammar School after conflict with his father forced him to leave home at the age of 16.

Mark Kelly, defending, said Alali left grammar school when he returned home and started a GNVQ course at Chalfonts Community College, in Chalfont St Peter. Alali, who has 11 GCSEs, said he didn't find the course challenging.

Mr Kelly said: 'He started to mix with a different group of people at that college. He started to partake in the use of cannabis. Ultimately, he didn't complete the course.

He added: 'Mr Alali tried cocaine because he felt depressed because he lost his job and spilt up with his girlfriend.

'He still has a cannabis problem, but not so much with cocaine because that is new. But says he has not used cannabis since.'

Magistrates adjourned the hearing for a pre-sentence report until August 21. Alali was released on bail.