A MAN has admitted acting as a courier for almost half a kilo of cocaine.

Darren Davies, aged 28, pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine with intent to supply at Gloucester Crown Court on Thursday.

The court was told that Davies, of Overbrook Road, Hardwicke, was a courier for almost half a kilo of cocaine worth £27,000.

Stephen Ritter, for Davies, said he was repaying a drug debt. Davies was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on April 10.