A woman claimed her house was taken over by drug dealers.

Appearing before Oxford Crown Court on Thursday afternoon, Kirsty Buchan, 47, admitted allegations that she was in possession of class A drugs heroin and cocaine with intent to supply them in September 2020.

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But her barrister, Matthew Pardoe, said the Witney woman’s pleas were entered on a basis – one that would be typed up and submitted to the court after the hearing.

“Ms Buchan was, to use the vernacular, cuckooed,” he said.

“Her premises were used – and she was aware of it – for the sale of class A drugs.”

'Cuckooing' is the term given to the practice of drug dealers taking over a property as a base from which to sell their wares.

Judge Maria Lamb bailed Buchan, of New Bridge Street, Witney. She will be sentenced at the conclusion of a co-defendant’s trial later this summer.

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