Jamie Acourt – one of Britain's most-wanted fugitives – will not be challenging his extradition to the UK following his arrest in Barcelona.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) confirmed that Acourt has accepted he will be returned to the UK.
The 41-year-old, from south London, was arrested by armed officers in a joint police operation after he left the Metropolitan Sagrada Familia Gym on Friday afternoon.
Acourt was one of the suspects in the murder of Stephen Lawrence but but has always maintained his innocence and the charges against him were dropped because of a lack of evidence.
He had been wanted by the Metropolitan Police since 2016 on suspicion of involvement in a large-scale drugs supply operation, and the force was assisted in the arrest by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Spanish National Police.
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The NCA and the Spanish authorities, in partnership with Crimestoppers, had pursued him through Operation Captura, a joint initiative which has now located 81 of 96 wanted fugitives.
Acourt was apprehended on a European Arrest Warrant.
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