A female who ran a marijuana and cocaine dealing operation to money her extravagant has been bought to repay ₤ 100,000.

Danielle Stafford, 31, from Hallgate, Cottingham, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years in April 2023 after pleading guilty to 3 offenses.

Before Hull Crown Court, she admitted to being worried in supplying heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana, and another of possessing money as criminal residential or commercial property on dates covering October 2017 and May 2020.

The former University of Hull graduate made a lot cash from selling drugs that she splashed out on 9 luxury watches, three Louis Vuitton purses and even a 2nd home.

The case resurfaced today as the court determined how much money 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 confirmed a criminal advantage figure had been agreed at ₤ 96,263.

She has actually been ordered to pay this quantity within 3 months or face another year of jail time, to be served consecutively.

During the original trial, it was exposed that Stafford was caught by pure chance when she was stopped for speeding and officers might smell marijuana originating from her silver Audi on May 12, 2020.

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

The 31-year-old from Hallgate, Cottingham, confessed to being worried in providing heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis, and another of having cash as criminal residential or commercial property

When questioned about the stink, Stafford 'immediately lied', informing police: 'I'll be sincere, I have actually got this' and turned over a small silver wrap consisting of 2 buds of marijuana skunk.

Police went onto discover more drugs on her including 2 food bags containing cannabis skunk.

En route to the police headquarters, Stafford was seen 'fidgeting' with her jogging bottoms and she was asked if she had anymore drugs concealed.

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

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

An iPhone was also discovered with drug messages on it.

'From the minute of seizure of the drugs to the arrival in the police headquarters custody suite, the mobile iPhone was continuously calling and receiving messages from various people,' said Mr Bashir. 'Some 30 phone calls were received and 10 to 20 text messages.'

After requiring entry, officers discovered ₤ 26,917 money stowed away around her three-bedroom home in Cottingham and drugs with a street value of ₤ 33,600.

Stafford has been purchased to pay ₤ 96,263 within three months or face another year of prison time, to be served consecutively
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Police later on found ₤ 26,917 cash stashed around her home and drugs with a street worth of ₤ 33,600

Woman drugs kingpin, 29, who enjoyed life of luxury with Louis Vuitton handbags and holidays was caught when authorities pulled over her Audi - and discovered ₤ 60,000 stash of cash and drugs

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

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

There, officers found 270 covers of fracture cocaine, valued at ₤ 13,500, and 205 wraps of heroin, valued at ₤ 4,100, in the jar. Stafford rejected understanding of them.

In the living-room, natural marijuana, valued at ₤ 2,500, was discovered in an open, empty banana box on a table. She rejected that it came from her.

Two glass containers were discovered to consist of cannabis valued at ₤ 370. Police likewise discovered weighing scales, a large quantity of cash and more food bags. She admitted that this belonged to her.

In Stafford's bedroom, and Ecstasy tablets were found together with heaps of money Wads of money.

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

Three Louis Vuitton handbags and nine watches were uncovered. She admitted that these were hers but pretended the designer items were phony or had actually merely been provided to her by household members from their holidays to locations like Turkey and Spain.

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

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

Examination of Stafford's checking account exposed a string of luxury vacations had been taken.

Mr Bashir said this was 'proof of an additional stream of cash income' apart from her monthly earnings from working for Swift Group.

Stafford had actually 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 equivalent show her auntie.

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

'Even with rental or accommodations allowances, neither residential or commercial property was able to provide any substantial income to justify the money found in your house,' said Mr Bashir.

During authorities interview, Stafford declared that a Liverpudlian man 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 amount of marijuana and, when he asked her to take it to him, she said that she did not feel comfy doing so.

Hull Crown Court heard that Stafford had a long-running 'additional money income stream'

She declared that he asked her to bring a bag of drugs and, in a panic, she got it and was driving to satisfy him when she was stopped by cops.

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

She rejected knowledge of any of the large quantities of money discovered 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 belonged to her.

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

The district attorney informed the court that Stafford was an 'enthusiastic' cannabis dealer and progressed to becoming a Class A cocaine dealer.

'She had somehow handled to avoid her drug dealing activities coming to the attention of the cops for a substantial time period,' stated Mr Bashir.

'The natural result of this was that she was able to build up a significant quantity of wealth, consisting of buying a financial investment residential or commercial property, a house to rent. Cash found in her home address totaled up to ₤ 26,917.

'The contents of her home address in Hallgate, Cottingham, is strong evidence of the nature of her drugs organization. The quantity, type and worth of drugs found at her home were significant. The drugs alone were street valued at ₤ 33,600. This is continual drug dealing.'

She declared that the majority of the costly products that were discovered were not designer but were phony or had simply been provided to her by relative from their vacations

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

She argued that evidence of any Class A dealing was very restricted and originated from 2 sets of messages.
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The legal representative claimed there was an element of naivety and exploitation in Stafford's involvement and she had little impact on those above her in the chain.

Stafford also said that her household remained in the habit of keeping big quantities of money in your home, instead of in a bank, which she was delegated to look after it for others as she was seen as being a 'responsible' person who could be 'relied on' with money.

The court were revealed referrals from previous employers and informed that Stafford had actually tried to get work and had actually volunteered.