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A female who ran a marijuana and cocaine dealing operation to money her luxurious has been bought 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 three offences.

Before Hull Crown Court, she confessed to being worried in providing heroin, fracture cocaine and cannabis, and another of possessing cash as criminal residential or commercial property on dates covering October 2017 and May 2020.

The previous University of Hull graduate made a lot money from offering drugs that she sprinkled out on nine luxury watches, 3 Louis Vuitton bags and even a second home.

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

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

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

During the original trial, it was exposed that Stafford was caught by pure opportunity when she was stopped for speeding and officers could smell cannabis coming from her silver Audi on May 12, 2020.

Danielle Stafford (imagined) was imprisoned 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 providing heroin, crack drug and cannabis, and another of having cash as criminal residential or commercial property

When questioned about the odor, Stafford 'right away lied', informing authorities: 'I'll be honest, 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 2 food bags containing marijuana 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 know 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 fracture cocaine, 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 constantly calling and receiving messages from various people,' said Mr Bashir. 'Some 30 telephone 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 worth 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 money stowed away 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 holidays was captured when police pulled over her Audi - and found ₤ 60,000 stash of cash and drugs

She also had high-end products including nine watches and 3 costly Louis Vuitton bags, 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.
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There, officers found 270 wraps of crack drug, valued at ₤ 13,500, and 205 wraps of heroin, valued at ₤ 4,100, in the jar. Stafford denied knowledge of them.

In the living-room, natural 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 consist of cannabis valued at ₤ 370. Police likewise discovered weighing scales, a large amount of money and more food bags. She confessed that this belonged to her.
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In Stafford's bedroom, natural marijuana and Ecstasy tablets were found alongside heaps of money 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 uncovered. She admitted that these were hers however pretended the designer products were phony or had actually simply been offered to her by household 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 arrested

In an upstairs box space, cash of ₤ 9,100, ₤ 1,668, ₤ 550, ₤ 700, ₤ 1,110, ₤ 165, ₤ 190 and ₤ 91 were discovered.

Examination of Stafford's checking account revealed a string of luxury holidays had actually been taken.

Mr Bashir stated this was 'evidence of an additional stream of money income' apart from her regular monthly wages 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 aunt.

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 offer any significant income to validate the cash discovered in your house,' stated Mr Bashir.

During cops interview, Stafford declared that a Liverpudlian man had actually been sticking with her on and off and that he had phoned her to say 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 cash income stream'

She claimed that he asked her to bring a bag of drugs and, in a panic, she got it and was driving to fulfill him when she was stopped by police.

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

She denied knowledge of any of the big quantities of cash found around her home, declaring that she looked after it for the male, consisting of 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 nothing to do with her and all the other cash belonged to the lad,' stated Mr Bashir.

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

'She had somehow handled to prevent her drug dealing activities pertaining to the attention of the authorities for a significant period of time,' stated Mr Bashir.

'The natural outcome of this was that she had the ability to build up a considerable amount of wealth, including acquiring an investment residential or commercial property, a house to lease. Cash discovered in her home address totaled up 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 discovered at her home were substantial. The drugs alone were street valued at ₤ 33,600. This is continual drug dealing.'

She declared that the majority of the expensive items that were found were not designer however were fake or had actually merely been offered to her by relative from their holidays

During the 2023 hearing, Saleema Mahmood, mitigating, said that Stafford was dealing cannabis but declared that her involvement in Class A dealing happened due to her association with a person from Liverpool.

She argued that proof of any Class A dealing was very minimal and came from 2 sets of messages.

The legal representative 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 also stated that her family was in the practice of keeping big amounts of money in your home, instead of in a bank, and that she was delegated to take care of it for others as she was seen as being a 'responsible' individual who could be 'trusted' with cash.

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