A woman who ran a cannabis and drug dealing operation to money her lavish has actually 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 3 offenses.

Before Hull Crown Court, she confessed to being worried in supplying heroin, fracture drug and marijuana, 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 splashed out on 9 high-end watches, 3 Louis Vuitton purses and even a second house.

The case resurfaced today as the court figured out just how much money Stafford made from criminal activities - and just how much she would be bought to pay back.
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With Stafford going to the hearing by means of a video link from prison, district attorney Nadim Bashir confirmed a criminal benefit figure had been agreed at ₤ 96,263.

She has been purchased 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 captured by pure chance when she was picked up speeding and officers could smell marijuana coming from her silver Audi on May 12, 2020.

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

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

When questioned about the odor, Stafford 'instantly lied', telling police: 'I'll be honest, I have actually got this' and turned over a small silver wrap containing 2 buds of cannabis skunk.

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

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

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

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

An iPhone was also discovered with drug messages on it.

'From the moment of seizure of the drugs to the arrival in the police station custody suite, the mobile iPhone was constantly sounding and getting messages from different individuals,' said Mr Bashir. 'Some 30 telephone call 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 worth of ₤ 33,600.

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

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

She likewise had high-end items consisting of 9 watches and three costly Louis Vuitton purses, 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 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, organic cannabis, valued at ₤ 2,500, was found in an open, empty banana box on a table. She denied that it came from her.

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

In Stafford's bed room, organic cannabis and Ecstasy tablets were found along with wads of cash Wads of money.

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

Three Louis Vuitton handbags and 9 watches were uncovered. She confessed that these were hers but pretended the designer items were phony or had actually merely been offered to her by member of the family from their holidays to places like Turkey and Spain.

A phone constantly called with 30 calls or pinged with as much as 20 drug messages after Stafford was jailed

In an upstairs box room, money 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 high-end vacations had actually been taken.

Mr Bashir said this was 'evidence of an extra stream of money income' apart from her monthly incomes from working for Swift Group.

Stafford had actually 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 aunt.
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Stafford paid the 'lion's share' of ₤ 64,927 from cashing in premium bonds and she told cops that she purchased it to lease.

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

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

When she got home, there was a large quantity of cannabis 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 fulfill him when she was stopped by cops.

Stafford rejected that she or the lad were dealing drugs however later confessed 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 looked after it for the guy, consisting of keeping it for him in her own bedroom - 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 cash belonged to the lad,' said Mr Bashir.

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

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

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

She claimed that many of the costly products 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, 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.

She argued that proof of any Class A dealing was incredibly restricted and came from two sets of messages.

The attorney claimed there was an aspect 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 was in the routine of keeping big amounts of money in the house, instead of in a bank, which she was delegated to look after it for others as she was seen as being a 'responsible' individual who could be 'relied on' with money.

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