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A woman who ran a cannabis and cocaine dealing operation to money her lavish has actually been bought to pay back ₤ 100,000.

Danielle Stafford, 31, from Hallgate, Cottingham, was imprisoned for seven-and-a-half years in April 2023 after pleading guilty to three offenses.
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Before Hull Crown Court, she confessed to being worried in supplying 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 former University of Hull graduate made a lot money from offering drugs that she splashed out on 9 high-end watches, 3 Louis Vuitton bags and even a 2nd house.

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

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

She has 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 captured by pure opportunity when she was stopped for speeding and officers could smell marijuana coming from her silver Audi on May 12, 2020.

Danielle Stafford (visualized) was imprisoned 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 concerned in providing heroin, fracture cocaine and cannabis, and another of possessing cash as criminal residential or commercial property

When questioned about the odor, Stafford ‘immediately lied’, informing cops: ‘I’ll be sincere, I’ve got this’ and turned over a little silver wrap consisting of two buds of cannabis skunk.

Police went onto discover more drugs on her consisting of 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 concealed.

She said: ‘Yes, but it’s not mine and I don’t understand what it is. I pushed it down my joggers when you pulled me.’

Stafford took out a bag containing drug. There were 56 wraps of crack cocaine, valued at ₤ 2,800.

An iPhone was likewise 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 sounding and receiving messages from various individuals,’ said Mr Bashir. ‘Some 30 telephone call were received and 10 to 20 text.’

After requiring 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 actually been purchased 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 stashed around her home and drugs with a street worth of ₤ 33,600

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

She also had luxury items consisting of 9 watches and 3 pricey Louis Vuitton bags, Hull Crown Court heard.

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

There, officers discovered 270 covers of fracture drug, valued at ₤ 13,500, and 205 covers of heroin, valued at ₤ 4,100, in the container. Stafford denied understanding of them.

In the living space, natural 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 jars were discovered to consist of cannabis valued at ₤ 370. Police likewise discovered weighing scales, a big amount of money and more food bags. She admitted that this came from her.

In Stafford’s bed room, herbal cannabis and Ecstasy tablets were discovered along with wads of money Wads of money.

More money, amounting to ₤ 7,580, was discovered in a safe but she denied that it was hers.

Three Louis Vuitton bags and 9 watches were uncovered. She admitted that these were hers however pretended the designer products were fake or had merely been given to her by family members from their holidays to places like Turkey and Spain.

A phone constantly sounded with 30 calls or pinged with as much as 20 drug messages after Stafford was detained

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

Examination of Stafford’s bank accounts exposed a string of luxury holidays had been taken.

Mr Bashir stated this was ‘evidence of an extra stream of money income’ apart from her monthly salaries from working for Swift Group.

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 told police that she bought it to rent.

‘Even with rental or lodgings allowances, neither or commercial property had the ability to offer any substantial income source to validate the cash found in your home,’ said Mr Bashir.

During police interview, Stafford claimed that a Liverpudlian guy had actually been remaining 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 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 ‘extra money earnings stream’

She declared that he asked her to bring a bag of drugs and, in a panic, she grabbed it and was driving to fulfill him when she was visited police.

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 denied knowledge of any of the big amounts of cash discovered around her home, declaring that she looked after it for the man, including keeping it for him in her own bedroom - apart from ₤ 2,350 which came from her.

‘She said 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 told the court that Stafford was an ‘enthusiastic’ cannabis dealer and advanced to becoming a Class A cocaine dealer.

‘She had in some way handled to avoid her drug dealing activities pertaining to the attention of the police for a substantial amount of time,’ stated Mr Bashir.

‘The natural outcome of this was that she had the ability to accumulate a considerable quantity of wealth, consisting of acquiring a financial investment residential or commercial property, a home to lease. Cash discovered in her home address amounted to ₤ 26,917.

‘The contents of her home address in Hallgate, Cottingham, is strong evidence of the nature of her drugs company. The quantity, type and value of drugs found at her home were significant. The drugs alone were street valued at ₤ 33,600. This is continual drug dealing.’

She claimed that many of the pricey items that were discovered were not designer but were fake or had merely been provided to her by member of the family from their vacations

During the 2023 hearing, Saleema Mahmood, mitigating, stated that Stafford was dealing cannabis but declared that her participation in Class A dealing happened due to her association with an individual from Liverpool.

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

The lawyer declared there was an element of naivety and exploitation in Stafford’s involvement and she had little impact on those above her in the chain.

Stafford also stated that her household was in the routine of keeping large amounts of money in the house, rather than in a bank, and that she was delegated to care for it for others as she was viewed as being a ‘accountable’ person who could be ‘trusted’ with money.

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