Cocaine dealers Gabrielle Schembri, Brandon Sardi, Rory Simms, Michael Spanos in court

The house of a mother with four young children was used as a “hub” for a major cocaine operation, a court has heard.

Gabrielle Schembri outside Penrith Local Court

A mother of four risked leaving her four children behind for a prison sentence after she became embroiled in a major cocaine operation, a court has heard.

Police facts state the home of Gabrielle Schembri, 36, was used as “hub”, while she and others acted as runners foralleged kingpin – 30-year-old drug dealer Brandon Sardi.

Schembri pleaded guilty to two counts of supplying a prohibited drug (indictable), supplying a prohibited drug (more than smell and less than indictable), dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception and possessing a prohibited weapon in court and faced Penrith Local Court on Friday.

Schembri and two men – Rory Simms and Michael Spanos – worked under Sardi in supplying cocaine and pleaded guilty to their involvement.

Facts tendered to the court state Schembri used Woolworths bags to conceal indictable quantities of cocaine to be sold at Caddens Corner Shopping Complex at Kingswood.

Gabrielle Schembri leaving Penrith Local Court.

On one occasion in February last year, Schembri sold 135.5g of cocaine for $35,000, according to court documents.

Police facts state the mother’s Caddens home was used as a centre to facilitate the sales.

Sardi, of Jordan Springs, remains before the courts after he was charged with four counts of supplying prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis, three counts of drug supply, two counts of knowingly deal with proceeds of crime, two counts of drug possession and one count of dealing with property of the proceeds of crime.

The mother of four was caught up in the dial-a-dealer cocaine operation.

He has not entered pleas.

Sardi was allegedly found with a $100,000 collection of Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Yves Saint Laurent handbags – and was accused of supplying more than 500 grams of cocaine.

Police facts allege Sardi was the “principal member” of the group – while Schembri would assist by sending out “specials” and communicating with customers.

Police arrested the dealers after using CCTV and intercepting their phone calls and texts, according to police facts.

Schembri also pleaded guilty to bringing a knife into Penrith Court in October last year, while she was in for an unrelated matter, telling police she didn’t realise the “credit card folding knife” was in her possession.

Simms was convicted to two counts of drug supply and was sentenced to an 12-month intensive correction order while

Schembri was sentenced to a nine month intensive corrections order, with the condition she attends treatment as instructed by the court.