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Australian Drug Kingpin To Face Retrial In Police Informant Scandal

Melbourne gangland personality Tony Mokbel (C) arrives at the Victorian Court of Appeal in Melbourne on October 3, 2025 (Credit: AFP)

A court in Melbourne ruled Friday that one of Australia's most famous drug kingpins must face a retrial after his defence lawyer was revealed to have been a police informant.

Tony Mokbel -- one of the key figures in Melbourne's years-long gangland war -- was handed a 30-year prison sentence in 2012 after pleading guilty to masterminding an elaborate drug syndicate.

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