A woman who ran a cannabis and drug dealing operation to fund her luxurious has actually been ordered to pay back ₤ 100,000.

Danielle Stafford, 31, from Hallgate, Cottingham, was imprisoned for seven-and-a-half years in April 2023 after pleading guilty to three offences.

Before Hull Crown Court, she confessed to being concerned in providing heroin, crack drug and cannabis, and another of possessing cash as criminal residential or commercial property on dates covering October 2017 and May 2020.

The previous University of Hull graduate made a lot cash from selling drugs that she sprinkled out on nine luxury watches, three Louis Vuitton purses and even a 2nd house.

The case resurfaced today as the court determined just how much cash Stafford made from criminal activities - and just how much she would be ordered to repay.

With Stafford participating in the hearing through a video link from prison, prosecutor Nadim Bashir verified a criminal advantage figure had been agreed at ₤ 96,263.

She has been ordered to pay this quantity within three months or face another year of prison time, to be served consecutively.

During the original trial, it was exposed that Stafford was captured by pure chance when she was picked up speeding and officers might smell marijuana coming from her silver Audi on May 12, 2020.

Danielle Stafford (visualized) was jailed for seven-and-a-half years in April 2023 after pleading guilty to three offences

The 31-year-old from Hallgate, Cottingham, admitted to being concerned in supplying heroin, fracture drug and marijuana, and another of possessing money as criminal residential or commercial property

When questioned about the smell, Stafford 'immediately lied', informing police: 'I'll be truthful, I have actually got this' and handed over a little silver wrap including 2 buds of marijuana skunk.

Police went onto discover more drugs on her including two food bags containing cannabis skunk.

En route to the cops station, Stafford was seen 'fidgeting' with her jogging bottoms and she was asked if she had anymore drugs hidden.

She said: 'Yes, but it's not mine and I do not know what it is. I shoved it down my joggers when you pulled me.'

Stafford pulled out a bag containing drug. There were 56 covers of crack drug, valued at ₤ 2,800.

An iPhone was likewise discovered with drug messages on it.

'From the minute of seizure of the drugs to the arrival in the cops station custody suite, the mobile iPhone was continuously calling and receiving from different individuals,' said Mr Bashir. 'Some 30 call were received and 10 to 20 text.'

After requiring entry, officers found ₤ 26,917 cash stashed around her three-bedroom home in Cottingham and drugs with a street value of ₤ 33,600.

Stafford has been ordered to pay ₤ 96,263 within three months or face another year of prison time, to be served consecutively

Police later on discovered ₤ 26,917 cash stashed around her home and drugs with a street worth of ₤ 33,600

Woman drugs kingpin, 29, who enjoyed life of high-end with Louis Vuitton purses and holidays was caught when authorities pulled over her Audi - and found ₤ 60,000 stash of money and drugs

She likewise had luxury products consisting of 9 watches and three costly Louis Vuitton bags, Hull Crown Court heard.

A glass container with plastic drugs bags inside it was found concealed behind a bag of coal bricks in the rear garden.

There, officers discovered 270 covers of crack drug, valued at ₤ 13,500, and 205 wraps of heroin, valued at ₤ 4,100, in the container. Stafford rejected knowledge of them.
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In the living room, organic cannabis, valued at ₤ 2,500, was discovered in an open, empty banana box on a table. She denied that it belonged to her.

Two glass jars were found to contain marijuana valued at ₤ 370. Police likewise found weighing scales, a large quantity of money and more food bags. She confessed that this came from her.

In Stafford's bedroom, organic cannabis and Ecstasy tablets were discovered along with wads of money Wads of money.

More money, totalling ₤ 7,580, was discovered in a safe however she rejected that it was hers.

Three Louis Vuitton handbags and 9 watches were discovered. She confessed that these were hers but pretended the designer products were phony or had actually simply been offered to her by family members from their vacations to locations like Turkey and Spain.

A phone constantly called with 30 calls or pinged with up to 20 drug messages after Stafford was arrested

In an upstairs box space, money bundles of ₤ 9,100, ₤ 1,668, ₤ 550, ₤ 700, ₤ 1,110, ₤ 165, ₤ 190 and ₤ 91 were found.

Examination of Stafford's checking account revealed a string of luxury vacations had actually been taken.
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Mr Bashir said this was 'proof of an extra stream of money income' apart from her monthly incomes from working for Swift Group.

Stafford had purchased her Cottingham home in March 2016 for ₤ 124,999 with a mortgage and a residential or commercial property in Hotham Road South in July 2018 without a mortgage for ₤ 68,500 in equal show her aunt.

Stafford paid the 'lion's share' of ₤ 64,927 from cashing in premium bonds and she informed police that she purchased it to lease out.

'Even with rental or lodgings allowances, neither residential or commercial property had the ability to provide any considerable income to validate the cash found in your house,' said Mr Bashir.

During authorities interview, Stafford declared that a Liverpudlian guy had actually been sticking with her on and off which he had actually telephoned her to state that he had actually left something at her address.

When she got home, there was a big quantity of cannabis and, when he asked her to take it to him, she stated that she did not feel comfortable doing so.

Hull Crown Court heard that Stafford had a long-running 'extra cash earnings stream'

She declared that he asked her to bring a bag of drugs and, in a panic, she grabbed it and was driving to meet him when she was dropped in police.

Stafford denied that she or the lad were dealing drugs but later admitted that she would drive to Liverpool and bring him back to Hull.

She denied understanding of any of the large amounts of cash found around her home, declaring that she took care of it for the male, consisting of keeping it for him in her own bed room - apart from ₤ 2,350 which came from her.

'She said that the cash in the safe had absolutely nothing to do with her and all the other money came from the lad,' stated Mr Bashir.

The district attorney told the court that Stafford was an 'enthusiastic' marijuana dealership and advanced to ending up being a Class A cocaine dealer.

'She had actually in some way managed to avoid her drug dealing activities coming to the attention of the police for a significant period of time,' said Mr Bashir.

'The natural outcome of this was that she had the ability to accumulate a significant quantity of wealth, including buying an investment residential or commercial property, a house to lease. Cash found in her home address amounted to ₤ 26,917.

'The contents of her home address in Hallgate, Cottingham, is strong evidence of the nature of her drugs service. The amount, type and value of drugs discovered at her home were substantial. The drugs alone were street valued at ₤ 33,600. This is continual drug dealing.'

She declared that many of the pricey products that were found were not designer but were phony or had actually simply been offered to her by household members from their holidays

During the 2023 hearing, Saleema Mahmood, mitigating, said that Stafford was dealing cannabis however claimed that her participation in Class A dealing happened due to her association with a person from Liverpool.

She argued that evidence of any Class A dealing was incredibly minimal and came from 2 sets of messages.

The attorney declared there was a component of naivety and exploitation in Stafford's involvement and she had little influence on those above her in the chain.

Stafford likewise said that her household was in the practice of keeping large quantities of cash in the house, instead of in a bank, and that she was entrusted to take care of it for others as she was seen as being a 'accountable' individual who might be 'relied on' with cash.

The court were revealed referrals from previous companies and informed that Stafford had attempted to get work and had volunteered.