A woman who ran a marijuana and drug dealing operation to money her extravagant has been ordered to repay ₤ 100,000.

Danielle Stafford, 31, from Hallgate, Cottingham, was imprisoned for seven-and-a-half years in April 2023 after pleading guilty to 3 offenses.

Before Hull Crown Court, she admitted to being worried in providing heroin, fracture drug and marijuana, 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 so much money from selling drugs that she splashed out on 9 luxury watches, 3 Louis Vuitton purses and even a second house.

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

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

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

During the original trial, it was exposed that Stafford was captured by pure possibility when she was picked up speeding and officers might smell cannabis 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 offences

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

When questioned about the odor, Stafford 'immediately lied', informing authorities: 'I'll be truthful, I have actually got this' and turned over a small silver wrap consisting of two buds of marijuana skunk.

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

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 pulled out a bag consisting of cocaine. There were 56 wraps of crack cocaine, valued at ₤ 2,800.

An iPhone was also 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 sounding and receiving messages from various individuals,' stated Mr Bashir. 'Some 30 call were gotten and 10 to 20 text.'

After forcing entry, officers found ₤ 26,917 cash 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 three months or face another year of prison time, to be served consecutively

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

Woman drugs kingpin, 29, who delighted in life of high-end with Louis Vuitton handbags and vacations was captured when authorities pulled over her Audi - and found ₤ 60,000 stash of cash and drugs

She likewise had luxury goods including 9 watches and 3 expensive Louis Vuitton purses, Hull Crown Court heard.

A glass container with plastic drugs bags inside it was discovered concealed behind a bag of coal bricks in the rear garden.

There, officers discovered 270 covers of fracture cocaine, valued at ₤ 13,500, and 205 wraps of heroin, valued at ₤ 4,100, in the jar. Stafford rejected understanding of them.

In the living room, herbal marijuana, 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 found to consist of cannabis valued at ₤ 370. Police likewise discovered weighing scales, a large quantity of cash and more food bags. She confessed that this came from her.

In Stafford's bed room, organic cannabis and Ecstasy tablets were discovered alongside 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 purses and nine watches were discovered. She admitted that these were hers but pretended the designer products were phony or had merely been provided to her by relative from their vacations to places like Turkey and Spain.

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

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

Examination of Stafford's savings account revealed a string of high-end holidays had actually been taken.

Mr Bashir said this was 'proof of an extra stream of cash income' apart from her monthly wages from working for Swift Group.

Stafford had actually 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 show her auntie.

Stafford paid the 'lion's share' of ₤ 64,927 from cashing in premium bonds and she told cops that she purchased it to rent out.

'Even with rental or accommodations allowances, neither residential or commercial property had the ability to supply any substantial income source to validate the money discovered in your home,' said Mr Bashir.

During police interview, Stafford declared that a Liverpudlian guy 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 marijuana and, when he asked her to take it to him, she stated that she did not feel comfy doing so.

Hull Crown Court heard that Stafford had a long-running 'additional money earnings stream'

She claimed 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 stopped by cops.

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

She denied understanding of any of the large quantities of cash discovered around her home, claiming that she took care of it for the man, consisting of keeping it for him in her own bedroom - 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 came from the lad,' stated Mr Bashir.

The prosecutor informed the court that Stafford was an 'passionate' cannabis dealer and advanced to becoming a Class A drug dealer.

'She had somehow managed to avoid her drug dealing activities concerning the attention of the police for a significant amount of time,' said Mr Bashir.

'The natural result of this was that she was able to accumulate a significant amount of wealth, including purchasing a financial investment residential or commercial property, a house to rent. Cash discovered in her home address totaled up to ₤ 26,917.

'The contents of her home address in Hallgate, Cottingham, is strong proof of the nature of her drugs company. The amount, type and worth of drugs found 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 costly products that were found were not designer however were fake or had actually merely been given to her by member of the family from their holidays

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

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

The lawyer 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 practice of keeping large amounts of money in the house, instead of in a bank, which she was delegated to care for it for others as she was viewed as being a 'responsible' person who could be 'trusted' with money.

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