A lady who ran a cannabis and drug dealing operation to fund her extravagant has actually been ordered to pay back ₤ 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 cannabis, and another of having money as criminal residential or commercial property on dates spanning October 2017 and May 2020.

The former University of Hull graduate made a lot money from selling drugs that she sprinkled out on nine high-end watches, 3 Louis Vuitton bags and even a second house.

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

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

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

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

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

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

When questioned about the smell, Stafford 'immediately lied', informing authorities: 'I'll be honest, I have actually got this' and handed over a small silver wrap containing two buds of cannabis skunk.

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

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

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

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

An iPhone was likewise discovered with drug messages on it.

'From the moment of seizure of the drugs to the arrival in the cops station custody suite, the mobile iPhone was constantly ringing and getting messages from various individuals,' stated Mr Bashir. 'Some 30 phone calls were gotten 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 to pay ₤ 96,263 within 3 months or face another year of jail time, to be served consecutively

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

Woman drugs kingpin, 29, who delighted in life of high-end with Louis Vuitton handbags and holidays was caught when cops pulled over her Audi - and discovered ₤ 60,000 stash of cash and drugs

She also had luxury goods consisting of nine watches and three expensive Louis Vuitton bags, Hull Crown Court heard.

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

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

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

Two glass jars were discovered to include marijuana valued at ₤ 370. Police also found weighing scales, a big amount of cash and more food bags. She admitted that this came from her.

In Stafford's bedroom, herbal cannabis and Ecstasy tablets were discovered alongside wads of money Wads of money.

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

Three Louis Vuitton bags and 9 watches were revealed. She admitted that these were hers but pretended the designer items were fake or had actually merely been given to her by family members from their vacations to places like Turkey and Spain.

A phone constantly rang with 30 calls or pinged with approximately 20 drug messages after Stafford was apprehended

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 bank accounts revealed a string of luxury vacations had been taken.

Mr Bashir stated this was 'evidence of an extra stream of cash earnings' apart from her month-to-month incomes from working for Swift Group.

Stafford had bought 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 auntie.

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

'Even with rental or lodgings allowances, neither residential or commercial property had the ability to provide any considerable income to justify the money discovered in the house,' said Mr Bashir.

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

When she got home, there was a large quantity 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 money 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 satisfy him when she was dropped in cops.

Stafford denied 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 quantities of cash discovered around her home, declaring that she took care of it for the guy, consisting of keeping it for him in her own bed room - apart from ₤ 2,350 which came from her.

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

The prosecutor told the court that Stafford was an 'passionate' cannabis dealer and advanced to becoming a Class A cocaine dealership.

'She had in some way handled to avoid her drug dealing activities pertaining to the attention of the cops for a considerable time period,' stated Mr Bashir.

'The natural result of this was that she was able to accumulate a significant quantity of wealth, including buying a financial investment residential or commercial property, a home to rent. Cash found 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 organization. The quantity, type and worth of drugs found at her home were substantial. The drugs alone were street valued at ₤ 33,600. This is continual drug dealing.'

She declared that most of the pricey items that were found were not designer however were fake or had actually simply been offered to her by relative from their vacations

During the 2023 hearing, Saleema Mahmood, mitigating, said that Stafford was dealing cannabis however claimed that her involvement in Class A dealing came about 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 attorney declared there was an aspect of naivety and exploitation in Stafford's involvement and she had little impact on those above her in the chain.
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Stafford likewise stated that her household remained in the habit of keeping large amounts of money at home, rather than in a bank, which she was entrusted to care for it for others as she was seen as being a 'accountable' person who could be 'trusted' with money.

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