United kingdom fugitive jamie acourt will no longer assignment his extradition from spain after being arrested over alleged drug offences, the spanish high court has stated.
Mr acourt, who changed into one of england's maximum wanted fugitives, become arrested in barcelona on friday.
He become sought through police investigating the huge-scale deliver of medication.
On sunday, it was showed the forty one-year-vintage from south london had usual his extradition at a listening to in madrid.
Acting via video-hyperlink from barcelona in the front of a high court docket decide, mr acourt become denied bail.
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Armed officers arrested mr acourt after he left the metropolitan sagrada familia gym in the spanish town on friday afternoon.
Jamie acourt following his arrest on fridayimage copyrightnca
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It's far idea mr acourt's extradition to the United Kingdom will take place distinctly speedy
He turned into detained underneath a european arrest warrant as a part of operation captura, a joint attempt by using the country wide crime corporation (nca), metropolitan police and spanish countrywide police.
He became last seen within the united kingdom on 1 february 2016, within the eltham area and was recognized to visit south-west london and areas of surrey.
Mr acourt become a former suspect in stephen lawrence's homicide in 1993 but has constantly denied any involvement within the killing.
His switch to britain should show up highly speedy, according to the bbc's madrid correspondent tom burridge.
