Michael Ledgerwood, of Priory Hill in Coldstream, was found to have two wraps of the class-A drug, valued at £20, on him after being treated by the emergency services on May 18.
He also pleaded guilty to stealing two bottles of wine together valued at £10 from the Co-op store in Coldstream on July 7.
Ledgerwood was ordered to carry out 70 hours’ unpaid work as an alternative to custody.