A female who ran a cannabis and cocaine dealing operation to fund her lavish has been bought to repay ₤ 100,000.

Danielle Stafford, 31, from Hallgate, Cottingham, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years in April 2023 after pleading guilty to three offences.

Before Hull Crown Court, she admitted to being concerned in supplying heroin, crack drug and cannabis, and another of possessing money as criminal residential or commercial property on dates covering October 2017 and May 2020.

The former University of Hull graduate made a lot money from selling drugs that she sprinkled out on 9 high-end watches, 3 Louis Vuitton purses and even a second home.

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

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

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

During the original trial, it was revealed that Stafford was caught by pure opportunity when she was picked up speeding and officers might smell marijuana originating 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 offences

The 31-year-old from Hallgate, Cottingham, admitted to being worried in providing heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana, and another of having cash as criminal residential or commercial property

When questioned about the stench, Stafford 'immediately lied', informing cops: 'I'll be truthful, I have actually got this' and turned over a little silver wrap containing two buds of cannabis skunk.

Police went onto discover more drugs on her including 2 food bags consisting of marijuana skunk.

En route to the police headquarters, Stafford was seen 'fidgeting' with her running bottoms and she was asked if she had anymore drugs hidden.

She said: 'Yes, however it's not mine and I do not understand what it is. I pushed it down my joggers when you pulled me.'

Stafford took out a bag containing drug. There were 56 covers 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 constantly ringing and receiving messages from various individuals,' said Mr Bashir. 'Some 30 telephone call were received and 10 to 20 text messages.'

After forcing entry, officers found ₤ 26,917 money stashed around her three-bedroom home in Cottingham and drugs with a street worth of ₤ 33,600.

Stafford has been purchased to pay ₤ 96,263 within 3 months or face another year of jail time, to be served consecutively

Police later discovered ₤ 26,917 cash stashed around her home and drugs with a street worth of ₤ 33,600

Woman drugs kingpin, 29, who enjoyed life of high-end with Louis Vuitton purses and vacations was caught when police pulled over her Audi - and discovered ₤ 60,000 stash of cash and drugs

She likewise had high-end products including 9 watches and 3 pricey 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 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 cannabis, valued at ₤ 2,500, was found in an open, empty banana box on a table. She rejected that it came from her.

Two glass containers were found to contain cannabis valued at ₤ 370. Police also discovered weighing scales, a big quantity of cash and more food bags. She confessed that this belonged to her.

In Stafford's bed room, natural marijuana and Ecstasy tablets were found together with wads of cash Wads of money.

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

Three Louis Vuitton bags and nine watches were revealed. She confessed that these were hers but pretended the designer items were fake or had simply been offered to her by relative from their holidays to locations like Turkey and Spain.

A phone constantly called with 30 calls or pinged with approximately 20 drug messages after Stafford was apprehended

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

Examination of Stafford's savings account exposed a string of luxury vacations had actually been taken.

Mr Bashir stated this was 'evidence of an extra stream of money income' apart from her monthly incomes 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 show her auntie.

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

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

During authorities interview, Stafford declared that a Liverpudlian man had actually been remaining with her on and off which he had phoned her to state 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 said 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 grabbed it and was driving to satisfy him when she was stopped by police.

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

She denied knowledge of any of the big amounts of money discovered around her home, claiming that she cared for it for the guy, including keeping it for him in her own bedroom - apart from ₤ 2,350 which came from her.

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

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

'She had somehow managed to avoid her drug dealing activities concerning the attention of the cops for a substantial amount of time,' stated Mr Bashir.

'The natural result of this was that she was able to build up a significant quantity of wealth, including purchasing an investment residential or commercial property, a house to rent. Cash found 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 business. The quantity, type and worth of drugs discovered at her home were considerable. The drugs alone were street valued at ₤ 33,600. This is continual drug dealing.'

She claimed that many of the costly products that were found were not designer however were phony or had actually merely been provided to her by household members from their vacations

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

She argued that evidence of any Class A dealing was incredibly limited and originated from two sets of messages.

The legal representative claimed 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 also stated that her household remained in the habit of keeping big amounts of cash in your home, rather than in a bank, and that she was turned over to care for it for others as she was viewed as being a 'responsible' individual who could be 'trusted' with money.

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