SEVEN men and a teenager appeared at Southampton Crown Court on drugs char-ges involving a city estate.

Darren McCash, 31, of Bryher Island, Port Solent; Ben McCash, 20, of Portview Road, Southampton; Bradley McCash, 21, of Wyndham Court, Southampton, and Robbie McCash, 17, of Kilford Court, Botley, admitted conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine. Darren Mc-Cash also admitted possessing money and a Mercedes car as criminal property.

A fifth defendant, Babak Rajabzadeh, 30, of Burgess Road, Southampton, denied conspiring to supply heroin, and along with Abrar Ali, 26, of Derby Road, Southampton, David Brown, 27, of Lime Street, Southampton, and Michael Tudor, 28, of Knigsdown Way, Southamp-ton, he denied conspiring to supply crack cocaine. Ali further pleaded not guilty to possessing £40,000 as criminal property.

Their trial was adjourned until next year. The four who had pleaded guilty were told they would not be sentenced until after that hearing.

Darren McCash and Rajabzadeh were further remanded in custody but the other six had bail extended.

The prosecution claim the gang planned to supply residents on the Thornhill esate.