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A female who ran a cannabis and drug dealing operation to fund her lavish has been ordered to pay back ₤ 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.
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Before Hull Crown Court, she admitted to being concerned in providing 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 so much money from offering drugs that she splashed out on 9 luxury watches, 3 Louis Vuitton bags and even a second house.

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

With Stafford attending the by means of a video link from prison, district attorney Nadim Bashir verified a criminal advantage figure had actually been concurred at ₤ 96,263.

She has been purchased to pay this quantity within 3 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 possibility when she was picked up speeding and officers could 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 offences

The 31-year-old from Hallgate, Cottingham, confessed to being worried in supplying heroin, fracture cocaine and cannabis, and another of possessing money as criminal residential or commercial property

When questioned about the stench, Stafford 'right away lied', telling authorities: 'I'll be sincere, I have actually got this' and turned over a little silver wrap including two buds of marijuana skunk.

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

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

She stated: 'Yes, however it's not mine and I do not know what it is. I shoved it down my joggers when you pulled me.'

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

An iPhone was also found 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 continuously ringing and getting messages from different individuals,' said Mr Bashir. 'Some 30 call were gotten and 10 to 20 text.'

After requiring entry, officers discovered ₤ 26,917 money stashed 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 cash stashed 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 vacations was caught when police pulled over her Audi - and discovered ₤ 60,000 stash of money and drugs

She also had luxury goods including nine watches and 3 pricey Louis Vuitton purses, Hull Crown Court heard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Three Louis Vuitton handbags and 9 watches were discovered. She confessed that these were hers but pretended the designer items were fake or had simply been offered to her by relative from their holidays to locations like Turkey and Spain.

A phone constantly rang with 30 calls or pinged with up to 20 drug messages after Stafford was detained

In an upstairs box room, money 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 holidays had actually been taken.

Mr Bashir stated this was 'evidence of an extra stream of money earnings' apart from her monthly earnings 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 shares with her auntie.

Stafford paid the 'lion's share' of ₤ 64,927 from moneying in premium bonds and she told cops that she purchased it to rent.

'Even with rental or lodgings allowances, neither residential or commercial property was able to provide any significant income to validate the cash found in your home,' said Mr Bashir.

During police interview, Stafford declared that a Liverpudlian guy had been sticking with her on and off and that he had actually phoned her to say that he had 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 comfortable doing so.

Hull Crown Court heard that Stafford had a long-running 'additional cash income 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 come by 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 understanding of any of the big amounts of money found around her home, declaring that she looked after it for the man, including keeping it for him in her own bed room - apart from ₤ 2,350 which belonged to her.

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

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

'She had actually in some way handled to avoid her drug dealing activities coming to the attention of the police for a considerable time period,' said Mr Bashir.

'The natural outcome of this was that she had the ability to collect a substantial amount of wealth, including acquiring an 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 proof of the nature of her drugs service. The quantity, type and value of drugs found at her home were considerable. The drugs alone were street valued at ₤ 33,600. This is continual drug dealing.'

She declared that the majority of the pricey products that were discovered were not designer but were phony or had merely been offered to her by household members from their holidays

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

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

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

Stafford also said that her household was in the habit of keeping large quantities of cash at home, rather than in a bank, which she was turned over to take care of it for others as she was seen as being a 'responsible' person who might be 'trusted' with money.

The court were revealed references from previous employers and told that Stafford had attempted to get work and had volunteered.