A woman who ran a cannabis and cocaine dealing operation to money her extravagant has been ordered 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.

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

The former University of Hull graduate made so much money from selling drugs that she sprinkled out on 9 high-end watches, 3 Louis Vuitton bags and even a 2nd house.

The case resurfaced this week as the court identified just how much cash Stafford made from criminal activities - and how much she would be purchased to repay.

With Stafford going to the hearing via a video link from prison, district attorney Nadim Bashir verified a criminal advantage figure had actually been agreed at ₤ 96,263.

She has 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 possibility when she was picked up speeding and officers could smell cannabis originating from her silver Audi on May 12, 2020.

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

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

When questioned about the odor, Stafford 'right away lied', informing authorities: 'I'll be sincere, I've got this' and handed over a little silver wrap containing two buds of marijuana skunk.

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

En route to the police headquarters, Stafford was seen 'fidgeting' with her running bottoms and she was asked if she had any more drugs hidden.

She stated: 'Yes, however 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 also found with drug messages on it.

'From the minute of seizure of the drugs to the arrival in the police station custody suite, the mobile iPhone was continuously sounding and getting messages from various individuals,' said Mr Bashir. 'Some 30 phone calls were gotten and 10 to 20 text.'

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

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

Police later on found ₤ 26,917 money 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 bags and vacations was captured when cops pulled over her Audi - and found ₤ 60,000 stash of cash and drugs

She likewise had luxury products including nine watches and three expensive 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 discovered 270 wraps of fracture drug, valued at ₤ 13,500, and 205 covers of heroin, valued at ₤ 4,100, in the container. Stafford rejected understanding of them.

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

Two glass jars were discovered to consist of marijuana valued at ₤ 370. Police also discovered weighing scales, a big quantity of money and more food bags. She confessed that this came from her.

In Stafford's bedroom, organic cannabis and Ecstasy tablets were found alongside heaps of money Wads of cash.

More cash, amounting to ₤ 7,580, was discovered in a safe but she rejected that it was hers.

Three Louis Vuitton bags and 9 watches were uncovered. She confessed that these were hers but pretended the designer products were fake or had actually simply been offered to her by relative from their vacations to places like Turkey and Spain.

A phone continuously rang with 30 calls or pinged with up to 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 found.

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

Mr Bashir said this was 'proof of an additional stream of cash income' apart from her regular 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 moneying in premium bonds and she told authorities that she bought it to lease.

'Even with rental or lodgings allowances, neither residential or commercial property was able to offer any substantial income source to justify the money discovered in your home,' stated Mr Bashir.

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

When she got home, there was a large amount of marijuana and, when he asked her to take it to him, she said that she did not feel comfortable doing so.

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

She claimed that he asked her to bring a bag of drugs and, in a panic, she got it and was driving to fulfill him when she was dropped in police.
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Stafford denied that she or the lad were dealing drugs however later admitted that she would drive to Liverpool and bring him back to Hull.

She denied understanding of any of the large amounts of money discovered around her home, declaring that she cared for it for the male, including 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 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 'passionate' cannabis dealer and advanced to becoming a Class A drug dealership.

'She had somehow handled to prevent her drug dealing activities concerning the attention of the authorities for a substantial amount of time,' stated Mr Bashir.

'The natural result of this was that she was able to collect a considerable amount of wealth, consisting of acquiring an investment residential or commercial property, a house to rent. Cash discovered in her home address amounted to ₤ 26,917.

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

She declared that the majority of the costly items that were found were not designer however were phony or had actually merely been provided to her by family members from their holidays

During the 2023 hearing, Saleema Mahmood, mitigating, stated that Stafford was dealing cannabis but declared that her involvement in Class A dealing came about due to her association with a person from Liverpool.
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She argued that proof of any Class A dealing was exceptionally restricted and came from two sets of messages.

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

Stafford likewise said that her household was in the practice of keeping big quantities of money in the house, instead of in a bank, which she was turned over to look after it for others as she was seen as being a 'accountable' individual who could be 'trusted' with money.

The court were shown referrals from previous employers and told that Stafford had tried to get work and had offered.