AN Oxford woman using an encrypted software to transfer £350k of money to her account which was then spent in part in holidays.

Kylie Smith, 37, of Field Avenue, Oxford, was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for two years, at Oxford Crown Court on Friday (January 19).

Smith pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiring to transfer criminal property – money laundering and securing unauthorised access to data at the same hearing.

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Oxford Mail:

Smith’s offending was identified through a review of data from Operation Venetic, the UK law enforcement response to the takedown of encrypted Comms platform EncroChat.

Smith was involved in the transfer of over £350,000 between January 1, 2019 and October 21, 2022.

She then used some of the money on luxury holidays to Dubai.

On October 20 2022, officers executed a warrant at Smith’s address and found a large quantity of cash hidden in a drawer in her living room and a plastic box under her bed.

Oxford Mail:

Smith had also made unauthorised searches of the NHS database.

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Senior investigating officer Detective Inspector Natalie Hall, of the Serious and Organised Crime Unit, said: “An organised crime group was identified to be operating in the Oxfordshire area, supplying over 150kg of cocaine in ten weeks.

“The case centred on Smith living on the benefit of this criminality, including luxury holidays to Dubai, which was proven through photographs posted on social media.

“Further to this, she was involved in booking a safe house for the group, sourcing hire cars and booking flights for convicted drug traffickers.”