Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt arrested at gunpoint in Spain

STEPHEN Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt has been arrested in Spain after being on the run for two years.

The 41-year-old was swarmed by armed police at Barcelona airport in connection with a €4.5 million marijuana plot.

He was captured as part of Operation Captura, an initiative between the UK’s National Crime Agency, Crimestoppers and Spanish police.

Acourt will appear before a judge in Madrid next week for an extradition hearing.

“Acourt thought he could evade capture, but as a result of an intelligence-led operation his days on the run have ended,” said Ian Cruxton, head of the NCA’s International operations.

Acourt is alleged to have been involved in the murder of Stephen Lawrence in April 1993.

A gang hurled racial abuse at Lawrence before stabbing him fatally in London.

Acourt has never stood trial for his alleged involvement in the murder.

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Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
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