Lee Prescott arranged to purchase kilogram blocks of the class A drug using the illegal...

Published: 5:39 am July 15, 2023
Updated: 2:17 am March 9, 2026
A cocaine supplier has been jailed for nine years following the cracking of a heavily-encrypted messaging service for criminals – UKNIP

Lee Prescott arranged to purchase kilogram blocks of the class A drug using the illegal EncroChat mobile phone platform, unaware the software had been cracked by international law enforcement agencies.

Kent Police was provided with messages showing that between April and the end of May 2020, Prescott had agreed to buy 6kg of cocaine in addition to 20kg of cannabis.

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