A brothel ‘madam’ and a cocaine dealer, both from Bradford, are among West Yorkshire criminals who have been jailed for failing to pay back their proceeds of crime.

Jail terms of around 18 years have been added to the sentences of five offenders who did not comply with confiscation orders made against them by the courts.

They include crack cocaine dealer Donald Foster, 46, who was jailed for six years in June 2008 for peddling drugs and money laundering.

Last November he was ordered by the Recorder of Bradford, Judge James Stewart QC, to pay back more than £216,000 of criminal assets, which included three Bradford houses.

But Foster, of Oak Mount, Manningham, has paid back only £60,000 and has been sentenced to a further three years imprisonment.

He had salted money away in bank and building society accounts and bought a house with his proceeds of crime.

Sharon Land, 52, of Thornfield Place, Eccleshill, who managed The Executive brothel in Armley, Leeds, has been jailed for almost two and a half years after paying just £11,500 of a £215,000 confiscation order. She had been given a suspended sentence for keeping a brothel.

The brothel, which Land ran with the help of her son and daughter, made nearly £100,000 in two and a half years. She paid £15,000 in cash for a luxury three-month cruise.

Among the other criminals who failed to pay was Leeds man, 53, jailed for four years for a major MOT fraud, who was sentenced to a further six years after paying only £23,000 of a £1million confiscation order.

Outstanding money will still have to be paid after they are released.

West Yorkshire Police’s Economic Crime Unit is working closely with the courts and the Crown Prosecution Service to ensure confiscation notices are paid in full.

Under the Proceeds of Crime Act, cash and assets can be confiscated in order to repay the benefits law-breakers have received through their crimes.

Detective Chief Superintendent Howard Crowther, head of the Crime Division, said: “These are excellent examples of how police, the CPS and the courts are working together to ensure criminals who fail to pay confiscation orders are dealt with accordingly.

“Those who fail to pay the order in full could receive up to ten years in prison and will still owe the money upon their release.

“Using the Proceeds of Crime Act, we are able to remove negative role models from local communities and take away their criminal benefits such as cash, cars and houses.”

Money confiscated from criminals can be used to fund community projects and further police operations.

Anyone who suspects someone is living off the proceeds of crime can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, or log on towhyshouldthey.com.