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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 jailed for seven-and-a-half years in April 2023 after pleading guilty to three offenses.

Before Hull Crown Court, she confessed to being concerned in providing 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 previous University of Hull graduate made so much cash from selling drugs that she sprinkled out on nine luxury watches, three Louis Vuitton purses and even a 2nd home.

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

With Stafford attending the hearing through a video link from jail, prosecutor Nadim Bashir verified a criminal advantage figure had actually been agreed at ₤ 96,263.

She has actually been bought to pay this quantity within three 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 stopped for speeding and officers might smell cannabis originating from her silver Audi on May 12, 2020.

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

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

When questioned about the smell, Stafford 'right away lied', telling authorities: 'I'll be truthful, I have actually got this' and handed over a little silver wrap consisting of 2 buds of marijuana skunk.
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Police went onto discover more drugs on her consisting of two food bags including marijuana skunk.

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

She said: 'Yes, but 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 likewise discovered with drug messages on it.

'From the minute of seizure of the drugs to the arrival in the police headquarters custody suite, the mobile iPhone was continuously ringing and receiving messages from various individuals,' stated Mr Bashir. 'Some 30 telephone call were gotten and 10 to 20 text.'

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

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

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

Woman drugs kingpin, 29, who delighted in life of luxury with Louis Vuitton purses and holidays was captured when police pulled over her Audi - and found ₤ 60,000 stash of money and drugs

She likewise had luxury products including 9 watches and three pricey Louis Vuitton purses, Hull Crown Court heard.

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

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

In the living space, 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 containers were found to include 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, natural marijuana and Ecstasy tablets were found together with heaps of cash Wads of money.

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

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

Examination of Stafford's bank accounts revealed a string of luxury holidays had been taken.

Mr Bashir said this was 'evidence of an additional stream of money earnings' apart from her regular monthly salaries 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 aunt.

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

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

During authorities interview, Stafford claimed that a Liverpudlian male had been sticking with her on and off and that he had phoned her to state that he had actually left something at her address.

When she got home, there was a large amount of cannabis 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 grabbed it and was driving to meet him when she was visited authorities.

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

She rejected understanding of any of the big quantities of cash discovered around her home, claiming that she cared for it for the guy, consisting of 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 belonged to the lad,' stated Mr Bashir.

The district attorney told the court that Stafford was an 'passionate' cannabis dealer and progressed to ending up being a Class A cocaine dealership.

'She had actually somehow handled to avoid her drug dealing activities pertaining to the attention of the authorities for a substantial duration of time,' said Mr Bashir.

'The natural result of this was that she was able to accumulate a significant quantity of wealth, consisting of purchasing an investment residential or commercial property, a house to rent. Cash found 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 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 claimed that most of the pricey products that were found were not designer but were phony or had actually simply been offered to her by member of the family from their holidays

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

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

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

Stafford likewise said that her family remained in the routine of keeping big amounts of cash at home, instead of in a bank, which she was delegated to look after it for others as she was viewed as being a 'responsible' person who could be 'relied on' with cash.

The court were shown recommendations from previous companies and told that Stafford had attempted to get work and had volunteered.