A female who ran a cannabis and operation to money her lavish has been bought to repay ₤ 100,000.

Danielle Stafford, 31, from Hallgate, Cottingham, was imprisoned for seven-and-a-half years in April 2023 after pleading guilty to three offenses.
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Before Hull Crown Court, she confessed to being concerned in supplying heroin, crack drug and marijuana, and another of possessing money as criminal residential or commercial property on dates covering October 2017 and May 2020.

The previous University of Hull graduate made so much cash from selling drugs that she splashed out on 9 luxury watches, 3 Louis Vuitton purses and even a second house.

The case resurfaced this week as the court identified how much money Stafford made from criminal activities - and just how much she would be ordered to pay back.

With Stafford going to the hearing through a video link from prison, prosecutor Nadim Bashir confirmed a criminal advantage figure had actually been agreed at ₤ 96,263.

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

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

Danielle Stafford (envisioned) was imprisoned for seven-and-a-half years in April 2023 after pleading guilty to 3 offences

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

When questioned about the stench, Stafford 'immediately lied', informing cops: 'I'll be honest, I've got this' and turned over a small silver wrap including two buds of marijuana skunk.

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

On the way to the authorities station, Stafford was seen 'fidgeting' with her running bottoms and she was asked if she had anymore drugs concealed.

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

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

An iPhone was likewise found with drug messages on it.

'From the moment of seizure of the drugs to the arrival in the police headquarters custody suite, the mobile iPhone was constantly ringing and receiving messages from different people,' stated Mr Bashir. 'Some 30 phone calls were received and 10 to 20 text messages.'

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

Stafford has actually been bought to pay ₤ 96,263 within 3 months or face another year of prison time, to be served consecutively

Police later on discovered ₤ 26,917 money stowed away around her home and drugs with a street value of ₤ 33,600

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

She likewise had high-end items including 9 watches and 3 costly Louis Vuitton handbags, Hull Crown Court heard.

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

There, officers found 270 covers of crack cocaine, valued at ₤ 13,500, and 205 covers of heroin, valued at ₤ 4,100, in the container. Stafford rejected knowledge of them.

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

Two glass jars were discovered to include cannabis valued at ₤ 370. Police also discovered weighing scales, a large amount of cash and more food bags. She confessed that this belonged to her.

In Stafford's bedroom, natural marijuana and Ecstasy tablets were discovered alongside heaps of cash Wads of cash.

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

Three Louis Vuitton bags and nine watches were uncovered. She admitted that these were hers but pretended the designer items were phony or had merely been provided to her by family members from their vacations 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 packages of ₤ 9,100, ₤ 1,668, ₤ 550, ₤ 700, ₤ 1,110, ₤ 165, ₤ 190 and ₤ 91 were discovered.

Examination of Stafford's savings account revealed a string of luxury holidays had been taken.

Mr Bashir said this was 'proof of an extra stream of money earnings' apart from her monthly earnings 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 equivalent show her auntie.

Stafford paid the 'lion's share' of ₤ 64,927 from cashing in premium bonds and she told authorities that she bought it to rent out.

'Even with rental or lodgings allowances, neither residential or commercial property was able to offer any substantial income source to validate the money found in your house,' said Mr Bashir.

During cops interview, Stafford declared that a Liverpudlian guy had actually been staying with her on and off and that he had telephoned her to say that he had left something at her address.

When she got home, there was a big quantity 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 claimed 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 stopped by cops.

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

She denied knowledge of any of the big amounts of money discovered around her home, declaring that she took care of it for the male, including keeping it for him in her own bedroom - apart from ₤ 2,350 which came from her.

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

The district attorney informed the court that Stafford was an 'passionate' marijuana dealer and progressed to becoming a Class A drug dealer.

'She had in some way handled to avoid her drug dealing activities coming to the attention of the police for a significant amount of time,' stated Mr Bashir.

'The natural result of this was that she was able to collect a significant amount of wealth, consisting of acquiring an investment residential or commercial property, a house to lease. Cash found in her home address totaled up to ₤ 26,917.

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

She declared that most of the pricey products that were discovered were not designer however were fake or had actually merely been provided to her by household members from their holidays

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

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

The lawyer declared 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 stated that her household remained in the habit of keeping big quantities of money in the house, instead of in a bank, and that she was delegated to care for it for others as she was viewed as being a 'accountable' person who could be 'trusted' with cash.

The court were revealed recommendations from previous companies and informed that Stafford had tried to get work and had offered.