Australian drug kingpin Tony Mokbel walks free after police informant scandal
The Guardian – World —
One of the key figures in Melbourne’s years-long gangland war, Mokbel was jailed for 30 years in 2012 after pleading guilty to masterminding an elaborate drug syndicateOne of Australia’s most famous gangsters will walk free after prosecutors Friday said they would drop a planned retrial on drug trafficking charges.Sixty-year-old Tony Mokbel – one of the key figures in Melbourne’s years-long gangland war – was jailed for 30 years in 2012 after pleading guilty to masterminding an elaborate drug syndicate. Continue reading...