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Tony Mokbel's sentence cut after drug conviction quashed in wake of Lawyer X scandal

With time already served, Tony Mokbel could now be eligible for parole in less than nine years. (AAP: Julian Smith)

The prison sentence of one of Victoria's most notorious gangland figures, drug trafficker Tony Mokbel, has been reduced following the quashing of one of his convictions due to the Lawyer X scandal.

In 2012, Mokbel was sentenced to 30 years' jail with a minimum term of 22 years.

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