Former Stephen Lawrence suspect faces trial over weed plot

Former Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt appeared in court today (mon) accused of involvement in a £4m cannabis dealing plot. Acourt was arrested by armed officers as he left the Metropolitan Sagrada Familia hotel gym in Barcelona in May. He was held as part of a joint operation between Spanish police, the Met and the National Crime Agency. Acourt was charged with conspiracy to supply cannabis shortly after landing in the UK from Barcelona. He sat silently in the…