Glamorous Bondi 'drugs pin-up girl' is JAILED as her bizarre excuse for delivering hundreds of bags of cocaine is revealed
- Cocaine dealer who delivered 600 bags of drug across Sydney has been jailed
- Court heard Danielle Tara Hogan was dealing because she struggled to find work
- Also believed cocaine is 'a harmless party drug and didn't realise its dangers'
- Hogan was jailed for three years and 10 months, eligible for parole in April 2023
A glamorous cocaine dealer delivered almost 600 bags of the drug for a multimillion-dollar syndicate because she thought it was harmless substance and was struggling for work, a court has heard.
Danielle Tara Hogan, 26, from North Bondi in Sydney's eastern suburbs will spend at least 17 months behind bars after admitting to dealing a commercial quantity of cocaine.
The court heard the former event planner has never tried cocaine but was dealing drugs because she was struggling to find other work.
She also believed cocaine was a harmless party drug and didn't realise the dangers of the illicit substance on society until two years later, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Danielle Tara Hogan, 26, (pictured) will remain behind bars until at least April 2023
Her barrister Jehane Ghabrial told the court her client had been 'harassed' by the media since her arrest in November 2019.
The court heard Hogan soon regretted joining the syndicate and indicated she wanted out as she racked up almost $40,000 in parking fines, tolls and other debts.
This is despite posting photos of her lavish holidays, designer clothes and dining at trendy beachfront bars.
Hogan was said to have delivered almost 600 bags of cocaine to customers in more than 370 separate deliveries across Sydney.
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The court heard she cut ties with the drug ring just two weeks before her arrest after her partner learned of her involvement in the syndicate.
She sent a text message to her syndicate handlers on October 23, 2019 which read: 'Hey I'm sorry but I'm done. I've taken my pay $450 from yesterday, left everything in the safe, password is 'c**t'.'
Hogan said while she tried to leave the operation and made excuses for not turning up to shifts, she did ask for work occasionally to cover her rent and living expenses.
She previously told the court she quickly found out the operation 'was more than just a circle of friends' who threatened her and had taken her for a drive past her parents' home making 'veiled threats'.
Danielle Tara Hogan (pictured) was jailed after admitting to dealing a commercial quantity of cocaine
Danielle Tara Hogan had tried to cut ties with the drug syndicate two weeks before her arrest (pictured) in November 2019 after he partner found out about her involvement
Ms Ghabrial told the court media reporting of the threats gave the wrong impression Hogan had 'turned on the syndicate' and put her at risk of retribution in prison.
Judge Mark Williams SC noted Hogan's efforts to rehabilitate and claims she'd been extorted by inmates during her brief time behind bars following her arrest.
'(Hogan) said being made publicly the pin up girl for a dial-a-dealer cocaine syndicate lead to punishment while she was in Silverwater,' he said.
'Inmates believed she was a wealthy eastern suburbs cocaine queen and they harassed her believing she had access to money or drugs.'
Hogan was jailed for three years and 10 months.
She will be eligible for parole in April 2023.
The court heard Danielle Tara Hogan (pictured) was dealing drugs because she struggled to find other work
