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A man arrested in connection with Stephen Lawrence’s murder has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply drugs worth about £4m.A man arrested in connection with Stephen Lawrence’s murder has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply drugs worth about £4m.
Neil Stuart, also known as Neil Acourt, of Eltham, south-east London, admitted the offence at Kingston crown court on Wednesday.Neil Stuart, also known as Neil Acourt, of Eltham, south-east London, admitted the offence at Kingston crown court on Wednesday.
He sat in the dock wearing a grey tracksuit and spoke only to enter a guilty plea when the charge – relating to the supply of Class B drug cannabis resin – was read out to him.He sat in the dock wearing a grey tracksuit and spoke only to enter a guilty plea when the charge – relating to the supply of Class B drug cannabis resin – was read out to him.
Acourt, 40, was one of five youths arrested over the racist murder of Lawrence, 18, at a bus stop in Eltham in 1993.Acourt, 40, was one of five youths arrested over the racist murder of Lawrence, 18, at a bus stop in Eltham in 1993.
Jack Vose, 62, of Backworth, Newcastle, and Daniel Thompson, 27, of South Shields, Northumbria, were in the dock with Acourt and also pleaded guilty to the drugs offence.
The trio were accused of conspiring with others to supply the Class B drug between January 1 2014 and February 2 2016. They were charged after police seized approximately 100 kilos of cannabis, Scotland Yard said. A sentencing date has yet to be set.