Four men have admitted their parts in a major drugs operation carried out in Gloucester during the coronavirus lockdown period.

At Gloucester Crown Court, Dashnor Pali, 34, of Highfield Road, Birmingham, Anesti Koreta, 41, of Upton Road, Edmonton, London and Uzair Kadodia, 34, of Melbourne Street East, Gloucester, all admitted conspiring together with others in Gloucester to supply cocaine, a controlled drug of Class A, to others in April and May

Mariglent Gjoka, 21, of no fixed address, who was found in possession of £40,000 in cash at a Gloucester flat he was staying at, admitted being concerned with others on July 9 in possessing criminal property which was the proceeds of drug dealing. 

 He said in police interview he was looking after the money after his co-defendants had been remanded into custody.

A fifth defendant, Dimitri Gjini, 40, of Golders Green, London, was charged with conspiring with Koreta, Kadodia and Pali to supply cocaine but did not enter any pleas at yesterday's hearing.

Kadodia and Koreta also pleaded guilty to possessing a quantity of cash as the proceeds of drug dealing.

All five men were remanded in custody to a later date.