Digga D Gets Three Months To Pay $268K In Drug Profits Or Face Prison

Digga D was given three months to repay $268,000, with two years in prison at stake if he failed to pay.

Judge Simon Hirst imposed the confiscation order at Lincoln Crown Court on October 21, the BBC reported.

The rapper, whose legal name is Rhys Herbert, had already been released from prison.

Judge Hirst had sentenced him to three years and 11 months on January 31, 2025. Digga D had pleaded guilty to drug import and supply charges.

The two sides had disagreed over how much he had sold and whether he did so for profit.

Digga D argued that much of the cannabis was for him and his circle, with only a small amount sold.

In those sentencing remarks, Judge Hirst rejected that account. He found that Digga D had sold at least 45 kilograms of cannabis for commercial profit. The judge also found that he had supplied the drug over at least seven months, from January through July 2023.

The financial order focused on the proceeds of the offenses. In its guidance, the Crown Prosecution Service explained that confiscation aimed to take away the financial benefit a defendant obtained through crime.

The amount a court seeks to recover can also depend on what the defendant can pay.

That calculation is not always the same as the total benefit figure. Courts generally start with the value of the criminal benefit, but a defendant can show that the assets available to meet the order are worth less. In that situation, the recoverable sum can be the smaller amount.

Nonpayment carries a separate enforcement process. The CPS guidance said authorities could ask the magistrates’ court to activate the prison term set in case of default. Serving that time would not wipe out the debt, so prison would not replace the obligation to pay the money.

The guidance also explained that unpaid confiscation sums can accrue interest after the payment deadline. Paying the full sum by the deadline avoids that interest and the risk of serving the default term.

At the October 21 hearing, defense lawyer Ryan Thompson told the court Digga D had the funds to pay, the BBC reported.