A woman who ran a marijuana and cocaine dealing operation to money her lavish has actually 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 3 offenses.
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Before Hull Crown Court, she confessed to being worried in providing heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana, 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 a lot cash from offering drugs that she splashed out on 9 high-end watches, three Louis Vuitton bags and even a second home.

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

With Stafford attending the hearing through a video link from prison, prosecutor Nadim Bashir validated a criminal benefit figure had actually been concurred at ₤ 96,263.

She has actually been purchased to pay this amount within 3 months or face another year of prison time, to be served consecutively.

During the initial trial, it was exposed that Stafford was caught by pure chance when she was stopped for speeding and officers could smell marijuana coming 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, admitted to being worried in providing heroin, fracture drug and marijuana, and another of having cash as criminal residential or commercial property

When questioned about the stench, Stafford ‘right away lied’, informing cops: ‘I’ll be honest, I have actually got this’ and handed over a small silver wrap including two buds of cannabis skunk.

Police went onto find more drugs on her consisting of 2 food bags including marijuana skunk.

On the method to the police headquarters, Stafford was seen ‘fidgeting’ with her running bottoms and she was asked if she had any more drugs concealed.

She stated: ‘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 consisting of drug. There were 56 wraps of crack drug, valued at ₤ 2,800.

An iPhone was likewise found with drug messages on it.

‘From the minute of seizure of the drugs to the arrival in the cops station custody suite, the mobile iPhone was continuously ringing and receiving messages from different people,’ said Mr Bashir. ‘Some 30 call were gotten and 10 to 20 text messages.’

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

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

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

Woman drugs kingpin, 29, who took pleasure in life of luxury with Louis Vuitton bags and holidays was caught when police pulled over her Audi - and discovered ₤ 60,000 stash of money and drugs

She likewise had luxury goods consisting of 9 watches and 3 pricey 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 wraps of fracture cocaine, valued at ₤ 13,500, and 205 covers of heroin, valued at ₤ 4,100, in the jar. Stafford rejected understanding of them.

In the living room, herbal cannabis, 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 discovered to consist of marijuana valued at ₤ 370. Police also 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 discovered alongside heaps of cash Wads of cash.

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

Three Louis Vuitton purses and nine watches were discovered. She confessed that these were hers however pretended the designer items were phony or had actually merely been provided to her by household members from their vacations to places like Turkey and Spain.

A phone continuously rang with 30 calls or pinged with approximately 20 drug messages after Stafford was jailed

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

Mr Bashir said this was ‘proof of an additional stream of money earnings’ apart from her month-to-month 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 equal show her auntie.

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

‘Even with rental or accommodations allowances, neither residential or commercial property had the ability to supply any significant income to justify the money discovered in your home,’ said Mr Bashir.

During authorities interview, Stafford claimed that a Liverpudlian man had been remaining with her on and off and that he had actually phoned her to state that he had 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 stated that she did not feel comfortable doing so.

Hull Crown Court heard that Stafford had a long-running ‘additional 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 authorities.

Stafford rejected 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 rejected knowledge of any of the large amounts of money found around her home, declaring that she looked after it for the guy, including keeping it for him in her own bed room - 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 cash came from the lad,’ said Mr Bashir.

The district attorney informed the court that Stafford was an ‘passionate’ marijuana dealership and progressed to becoming a Class A cocaine dealership.

‘She had actually somehow to prevent her drug dealing activities coming to the attention of the cops for a significant time period,’ stated Mr Bashir.

‘The natural outcome of this was that she had the ability to build up a substantial amount of wealth, including purchasing an 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 evidence of the nature of her drugs business. The amount, type and value of drugs discovered at her home were considerable. The drugs alone were street valued at ₤ 33,600. This is continual drug dealing.’

She declared that many of the pricey products that were found were not designer but were fake or had actually merely been given to her by family members from their vacations

During the 2023 hearing, Saleema Mahmood, mitigating, stated that Stafford was dealing marijuana however claimed that her participation in Class A dealing happened due to her association with a person from Liverpool.

She argued that evidence of any Class A dealing was very restricted and originated from 2 sets of messages.

The attorney declared there was an aspect of naivety and exploitation in Stafford’s involvement and she had little influence on those above her in the chain.

Stafford likewise said that her household was in the habit of keeping big quantities of money in the house, instead of in a bank, and that she was delegated to take care of it for others as she was viewed as being a ‘accountable’ individual who could be ‘relied on’ with money.

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