Tony Mokbel, one of Australia's most notorious drug lords, is poised to taste freedom for the first time in nearly two decades. On 4 April 2025, three Victorian Court of Appeal justices granted him bail, a seismic twist in a saga drenched in crime, betrayal, and legal upheaval.
The catalyst? The Lawyer X scandal, a bombshell that's rocked Victoria's justice system and now threatens to unravel Mokbel's 2012 drug trafficking convictions. Here's how this underworld titan clawed his way back to the streets.
