A woman who ran a cannabis and drug dealing operation to fund her lavish has actually been purchased to pay back ₤ 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 worried in providing heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana, and another of possessing money as criminal residential or commercial property on dates covering October 2017 and May 2020.

The previous University of Hull graduate made so much money from offering drugs that she splashed out on 9 luxury watches, 3 Louis Vuitton handbags and even a 2nd home.

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

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

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

During the initial trial, it was revealed that Stafford was caught by pure possibility when she was picked up speeding and officers could smell marijuana coming from her silver Audi on May 12, 2020.

Danielle Stafford (envisioned) was jailed 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 providing heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis, and another of possessing cash as criminal residential or commercial property

When questioned about the smell, Stafford 'immediately lied', telling police: 'I'll be honest, I've got this' and turned over a small silver wrap consisting of two buds of cannabis skunk.

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

En route 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, however it's not mine and I don't understand what it is. I shoved it down my joggers when you pulled me.'

Stafford took out a bag consisting of drug. There were 56 covers of fracture 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 cops station custody suite, the mobile iPhone was constantly calling and getting messages from different individuals,' said Mr Bashir. 'Some 30 phone calls were gotten and 10 to 20 text messages.'

After forcing entry, officers discovered ₤ 26,917 cash stashed 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 on found ₤ 26,917 cash stashed around her home and drugs with a street worth of ₤ 33,600

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

She also had high-end products including nine watches and 3 expensive Louis Vuitton handbags, Hull Crown Court heard.

A glass jar 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 cocaine, valued at ₤ 13,500, and 205 covers of heroin, valued at ₤ 4,100, in the jar. Stafford rejected knowledge of them.

In the living room, herbal cannabis, valued at ₤ 2,500, was found in an open, empty banana box on a table. She denied that it belonged to her.

Two glass containers were discovered to include cannabis valued at ₤ 370. Police likewise found weighing scales, a large amount of cash and more food bags. She confessed that this belonged to her.

In Stafford's bedroom, natural marijuana and Ecstasy tablets were discovered along with wads of money Wads of cash.

More cash, totalling ₤ 7,580, was discovered 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 provided to her by family members from their holidays to places like Turkey and Spain.

A phone continuously rang with 30 calls or pinged with as much as 20 drug messages after Stafford was apprehended

In an upstairs box space, 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 been taken.

Mr Bashir stated this was 'evidence of an extra stream of cash income' apart from her 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 equal show her aunt.

Stafford paid the 'lion's share' of ₤ 64,927 from cashing 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 provide any considerable income to justify the money found in your house,' stated Mr Bashir.

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

When she got home, there was a large 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 money income stream'

She declared 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 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 knowledge of any of the big quantities of money discovered around her home, declaring that she took care of it for the guy, including keeping it for him in her own bed room - apart from ₤ 2,350 which belonged to her.

'She said 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 advanced to ending up being a Class A drug dealer.

'She had in some way managed to prevent her drug dealing activities concerning the attention of the police for a substantial duration of time,' said Mr Bashir.

'The natural result of this was that she had the ability to collect a significant quantity of wealth, consisting of acquiring an investment residential or commercial property, a home to lease. Cash found 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 organization. The amount, type and worth of drugs found 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 costly products that were discovered were not designer however were fake or had simply been provided 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 involvement in Class A dealing came about due to her association with an individual from Liverpool.

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

The attorney declared 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 stated that her family was in the practice of keeping big amounts of cash in the house, instead of in a bank, and that she was turned over to care for it for others as she was viewed as being a 'responsible' person who could be 'relied on' with cash.

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