A man suspected of killing Stephen Lawrence ran a £4 million cannabis ring across Britain. Neil Acourt, who now goes by the name Neil Stuart admitted to running the ring. It emerged at Kingston crown court that Neil Acourt, 40, his father-in-law, Jack Vose along with five others ran the drug ring between 2014 and 2016.
Lee Briks, Paul Beavers, Daniel Thompson and James Botton also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cannabis resin or hashish. All pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class B drugs. They will be sentenced in November.
Acourt, his brother Jamie Acourt and Luke Knight were charged with the murder of 18-year-old Stephen but were never convicted. A new appeal into the Stephen Lawrence murder was broadcast on BBC’s Crimewatch programme last week.