A youth has admitted supplying class A drugs in Macclesfield.

The offender was caught with 35 MDMA tablets after being arrested.

The court heard that the night before his arrest he had attended an under-18’s night at Ronnie’s on Mill Street, Macclesfield.

Officers had been called to the event at Ronnie’s after a number of youngsters became unwell due to ingesting illegal ‘Nintendo’ pills, the hearing was told.

The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to supplying 15 methylamphetamine tablets in Macclesfield, and another charge of possessing 35 MDMA tablets with the intention to supply them to others.

He entered the guilty pleas at a youth hearing at Macclesfield Macclesfield Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (March 31).

Carolyn Viviani, prosecuting, said: “Police and ambulance services attended Ronnie’s nightclub on Mill Street due to reports of teens becoming unwell after consuming Nintendo pills purchased on the premises.”

The offender is due to be sentenced at a later hearing at Trafford Magistrates’ Court after a report has been compiled for magistrates.