Dean Jones, 22, of Harmer Court, pleaded guilty in the Warrnambool Magistrates Court to possessing ecstasy.

Police said that on the night of October 9 Jones was seen walking east on Timor Street.

He ran up a laneway and was stopped by police officers.

There were three ecstasy pills found in the front pocket of his hoodie.

A search then located nine orange pills, six dolphin pills, 10 rectangle pills, eight green capsules and a blue powder believed to be prescription Viagra.

There was a total of 36 pills and capsules with a combined weight of 13.8 grams.

Magistrate John Lesser was told by a solicitor that Jones was an apprentice electrician who bought the pills to use after a trade school break-up.

Jones wanted to try different types of the drug.

He has been stood down from his role as an apprentice and missed a chance to do an overseas traineeship.

Jones described his actions as an "idiotic mistake".

The magistrate said references spoke highly of Jones but he had a lot of drugs in his possession - towards the highest end for personal use.