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A woman who ran a marijuana and cocaine dealing operation to fund her lavish has actually been bought to pay back ₤ 100,000.
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Danielle Stafford, 31, from Hallgate, Cottingham, was imprisoned 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 drug and cannabis, and another of possessing money as criminal residential or commercial property on dates spanning October 2017 and May 2020.

The former University of Hull graduate made so much cash from offering drugs that she sprinkled out on nine high-end watches, three Louis Vuitton bags and even a 2nd home.

The case resurfaced this week as the court figured out how much money Stafford made from criminal activities - and how much she would be purchased to pay back.

With Stafford going to the hearing through a video link from jail, district attorney Nadim Bashir validated a criminal benefit figure had been concurred at ₤ 96,263.

She has been purchased to pay this quantity within 3 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 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 3 offences

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

When questioned about the smell, Stafford 'immediately lied', telling authorities: 'I'll be honest, I have actually got this' and handed over a little silver wrap consisting of 2 buds of cannabis skunk.

Police went onto discover more drugs on her including two food bags containing marijuana skunk.

On the way to the police station, 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 know what it is. I shoved it down my joggers when you pulled me.'

Stafford took out a bag consisting of drug. There were 56 wraps of crack cocaine, 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 authorities station custody suite, the mobile iPhone was constantly calling and getting messages from different individuals,' said Mr Bashir. 'Some 30 telephone call were gotten and 10 to 20 text messages.'

After forcing entry, officers discovered ₤ 26,917 money stowed away around her three-bedroom home in Cottingham and drugs with a street value 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 discovered ₤ 26,917 money stowed away around her home and drugs with a street value of ₤ 33,600

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

She likewise had luxury items consisting of nine watches and three expensive Louis Vuitton handbags, Hull Crown Court heard.

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

In the living-room, organic 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 containers were discovered to consist of marijuana valued at ₤ 370. Police likewise discovered weighing scales, a large quantity of money and more food bags. She admitted that this came from her.

In Stafford's bed room, natural cannabis and Ecstasy tablets were found alongside heaps of money Wads of cash.

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

Three Louis Vuitton handbags and nine watches were revealed. She admitted that these were hers but pretended the designer products were fake or had merely been given 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 detained

In an upstairs box room, money bundles 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 been taken.

Mr Bashir stated this was 'proof of an additional stream of cash earnings' apart from her 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 equivalent shares with her auntie.

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

'Even with rental or lodgings allowances, neither residential or commercial property had the ability to provide any considerable income to validate the money found in the home,' said Mr Bashir.

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

When she got home, there was a big quantity 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 'additional money 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 stopped by cops.

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

She rejected understanding of any of the big amounts of money found around her home, claiming that she looked after it for the male, consisting of keeping it for him in her own bed room - apart from ₤ 2,350 which came from her.

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

The prosecutor informed the court that Stafford was an 'passionate' marijuana dealership and progressed to ending up being a Class A drug dealer.

'She had in some way handled to avoid her drug dealing activities coming to the attention of the cops for a substantial time period,' stated Mr Bashir.

'The natural result of this was that she had the ability to accumulate a considerable amount of wealth, consisting of purchasing a financial 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 service. The quantity, type and worth of drugs discovered at her home were . The drugs alone were street valued at ₤ 33,600. This is sustained drug dealing.'

She claimed that many of the expensive products that were discovered were not designer but were phony or had actually simply been provided to her by member of the family from their holidays

During the 2023 hearing, Saleema Mahmood, mitigating, stated that Stafford was dealing cannabis but 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 minimal and originated from two sets of messages.

The lawyer claimed there was an aspect 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 remained in the habit of keeping large amounts of cash at home, rather than in a bank, which she was turned over to care for it for others as she was viewed as being a 'accountable' individual who could be 'relied on' with cash.

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