Jamie Acourt, 39, who has always maintained innocence over 1993 murder of teenager, is alleged to be part of drug-dealing gang

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A suspect from the original Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry is wanted by police investigating an alleged multimillion pound drug deal.

Jamie Acourt, 39, is alleged to be part of a drug-dealing gang with connections to the capital and the north-east that sold large amounts of cannabis.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said Acourt, from Bexley, south-east London, was wanted “in connection with an investigation, namely, conspiracy to supply drugs”.

Acourt has always maintained his innocence over the killing of 18-year-old Lawrence, who was stabbed to death in 1993 in Eltham, south-east London.



In 2012, Gary Dobson and David Norris were convicted of the murder and jailed for life.

