The defendant, 42, of La Rochelle Road, Vale, admitted obstructing customs officers in the due execution of their duties and possessing four different types of drugs – three of which were class A-rated.
The Magistrate’s Court was told that the incident happened one afternoon when the defendant was being arrested for an unconnected matter that was not pursued.
He was placed in handcuffs but when he complained that they were tight, officers unlocked one hand.
Clyde then stuck his free hand in his shorts and retrieved the package, which he threw over the sea wall.
The package could not be found at the time but was later recovered with the help of a police diver.
A drawstring bag he was carrying was found to contain six and half tablets of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, and 3.72g of the drug in loose form.
During the search of his home that followed, 5.4g of cocaine and 0.05g of Psilocin were found in his bedroom.
A total of seven tablets of the class C drug Gabapentin were also found during the search and in luggage he had prepared to take to Sark.
He had a previous drug possession matter on his record from 2014.
Defending, Advocate Samuel Steel said his client saw his arrest as a blessing in disguise as it had prompted him to review his lifestyle.
He had self-referred himself to the charity Independence and stopped all of his drug use and found other ways to manage stress.
Judge Marc Davies said the obstruction of the officers had been entirely deliberate.
The drugs Clyde threw in the sea could have ended up anywhere and with anyone.
The defendant spoke of how important his care of a family member was. He had only decided to do something about his drug problem when he was caught.
Prison sentences of six months were imposed for possession of the class A substances, and four months for the class C offence.
All were concurrent and suspended for two years. One month, consecutive, and suspended for the same period, was meted for the obstruction.