Stephen Lawrence murder suspect jailed for drug dealing
One of the suspects in the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence 17 years ago has begun a five-year jail term for drug dealing.
Gary Dobson, 35, admitted supplying a class B drug and was jailed at London's Kingston Crown Court.
He was caught during a sting by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca).
Dobson was one of five people arrested over the death of Mr Lawrence, 18, who was killed as he waited for a bus in Eltham, south-east London, in 1993.
Dobson was cleared of murder after a private prosecution, brought by the Lawrence family, collapsed at the Old Bailey in 1996.
Mr Lawrence's killing became one of the highest-profile unsolved racially-motivated murders and sparked an inquiry into why the case was not resolved.
On Thursday Dobson appeared in court alongside 62-year-old Stephen Fennell, who was jailed for 14 years for possession of drugs with intent to supply and possessing criminal property.