Two brothers convicted of drug trafficking offenses have been ordered to repay almost £75,000 between them.

A judge made the order under the Proceeds of Crime Act at Bradford Crown Court on Friday.

The hearing was told that Daniel Shaw, aged 27, had benefited to the tune of approximately £817,000 from his criminality, while Joseph Shaw, aged 31, had benefited to the sum of approximately £61,000.

The younger brother was told he must repay the available amount of around £24,000, while the older brother was ordered to repay around £49,000.

Joseph Shaw, who had been released from a six-and-a-half-year sentence imposed in January 2023, was told he would face a further 12 months in prison if he did not repay the money within three months.

Daniel Shaw, who is serving a 10-and-a-half-year sentence, was told he faced a further eight months in prison if he did not pay what he owed over the same period.

Judge Clayson also ordered the forfeiture and destruction of all drugs seized in the case.

The court heard the brothers were arrested after a man walked into a police station in August 2021 and told officers there was a stash of drugs and cash stored at his Bradford home.

During the police investigation, officers searched a house in Low Moor and found around 30 kilos of heroin and almost £100,000 in cash in a padlocked sports bag.

The court heard that Daniel Shaw, formerly of Albion Road, Bradford, and Joseph Shaw, of Green Road, Baildon, had no previous convictions.

During the sentencing hearing in January last year, Judge Ahmed Nadim said the couple had committed crimes “in the pursuit of wealth and a lifestyle” beyond their reach.

The brothers sat next to each other in the dock and exchanged a fist bump at the end of Friday’s hearing before the older brother was taken back into custody.

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