A WOULD-BE pusher who had drugs worth more than £4,000 is awaiting sentence at Burnley Crown Court.

New dad Kevin Donaghey, 28, also had a set of electric scales, a notebook with names and numbers and plastic bags.

Donaghey, of Stoney Street, Burnley, had earlier admitted possessing cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis with intent to supply. His case was adjourned until 28 September.

David Pickup, prosecuting, said last January police executed a search warrant at the defendant's home.

Officers found a total of 326 ecstasy tablets, with a street value of £3,260 in the bedroom and in a safe in the kitchen drawer. Donaghey said they were his.

Police also found three packages of cocaine of different purities, averaging 28 per cent.

The total quantity of cocaine discovered was 29.41 grammes, with a street value of just over £1,000. Also found, in a Pringles crisp tube, was 18.6 grammes of cannabis resin worth about £74. Mr Pickup said the total street value of the drugs found was £4,300.

When interviewed, the defendant said all the drugs in the house were his and he would sell to his friends.

Donaghey said he smoked about one ounce of cannabis a week and took two to three grammes of cocaine and £1,000 would last him about two weeks.

The defendant told officers he would take about 10 ecstasy tablets at a time.

Mr Pickup added Donaghey agreed he bought £2,000 worth of drugs at one time and said about 30 people owed him money.