A female who ran a marijuana and cocaine dealing operation to fund her luxurious has been purchased to repay ₤ 100,000.
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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 admitted to being worried in providing heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis, and another of having cash as criminal residential or commercial property on dates spanning October 2017 and May 2020.

The former University of Hull graduate made so much money from offering drugs that she sprinkled out on nine high-end watches, 3 Louis Vuitton handbags and even a second home.

The case resurfaced this week as the court identified just how much money Stafford made from criminal activities - and just how much she would be ordered to repay.

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

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

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

Danielle Stafford (envisioned) was imprisoned for seven-and-a-half years in April 2023 after pleading guilty to three offenses

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

When questioned about the stench, Stafford 'immediately lied', informing police: '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 discover more drugs on her consisting of two food bags containing marijuana skunk.

En route to the police station, Stafford was seen 'fidgeting' with her jogging bottoms and she was asked if she had any more drugs concealed.

She stated: 'Yes, but it's not mine and I do not know what it is. I pushed it down my joggers when you pulled me.'

Stafford pulled out a bag including 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 cops station custody suite, the mobile iPhone was continuously calling and receiving messages from various individuals,' stated Mr Bashir. 'Some 30 call were received 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 value of ₤ 33,600.

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

Police later on discovered ₤ 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 cash and drugs

She also 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 found hidden behind a bag of coal bricks in the rear garden.

There, officers found 270 covers of fracture drug, valued at ₤ 13,500, and 205 wraps of heroin, valued at ₤ 4,100, in the container. Stafford rejected knowledge of them.

In the living-room, organic marijuana, valued at ₤ 2,500, was discovered in an open, empty banana box on a table. She rejected that it belonged to her.

Two glass jars were discovered to include cannabis valued at ₤ 370. Police also discovered weighing scales, a big amount of money and more food bags. She admitted that this belonged to her.

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

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

Three Louis Vuitton purses and 9 watches were discovered. She confessed that these were hers but pretended the designer items were fake or had merely been provided to her by relative from their holidays to places like Turkey and Spain.

A phone constantly sounded with 30 calls or pinged with up to 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 savings account revealed a string of luxury vacations had actually been taken.

Mr Bashir stated this was 'proof of an additional stream of money earnings' apart from her regular monthly incomes from working for Swift Group.
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Stafford had 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 equivalent shares with her aunt.

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

'Even with rental or lodgings allowances, neither residential or commercial property had the ability to provide any considerable source of income to justify the cash discovered in your home,' said Mr Bashir.

During authorities interview, Stafford claimed that a Liverpudlian man had been sticking with her on and off which he had telephoned her to say that he had left something at her address.

When she got home, there was a big amount 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 cash 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 visited authorities.

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 large amounts of money found around her home, claiming that she took care of it for the man, 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 absolutely nothing to do with her and all the other cash belonged to the lad,' said Mr Bashir.

The the court that Stafford was an 'enthusiastic' marijuana dealer and advanced to ending up being a Class A cocaine dealership.

'She had somehow managed to prevent her drug dealing activities concerning the attention of the authorities for a substantial time period,' said Mr Bashir.

'The natural outcome of this was that she had the ability to accumulate a significant amount of wealth, including purchasing a financial investment residential or commercial property, a home to rent. Cash discovered 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 service. The amount, type and value of drugs found at her home were substantial. The drugs alone were street valued at ₤ 33,600. This is continual drug dealing.'

She claimed that most of the expensive products that were found were not designer however were phony or had simply been provided to her by family members from their holidays

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

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

The lawyer claimed 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 household was in the routine of keeping big amounts of money in the house, instead of in a bank, which she was delegated to care for it for others as she was seen as being a 'responsible' person who might be 'relied on' with money.

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