Tony Mokbel
Tony Mokbel | |
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Mokbel, wearing a wig, after his arrest in Greece | |
| Born | Antonios Sajih Mokbel 11 August 1965 |
| Criminal status | Released on bail (4 April 2025) |
| Convictions | Drug trafficking, drug importation |
| Criminal penalty | 30 years imprisonment |
Antonios Sajih Mokbel (Arabic: طوني مقبل; born 11 August 1965) is an Australian criminal who has been convicted of a number of offences, most prominently commercial drug trafficking. He has spent most of his life in Melbourne, Australia. Operation Purana alleged that he is the mastermind behind the Melbourne amphetamine trade. He has been linked to Carl Williams, and charged but not convicted of two murders in the Melbourne gangland war. He disappeared from Melbourne while on trial in March 2006, and was arrested by Greek police in Athens on 5 June 2007. He remained incarcerated until 4 April 2025 when he was bailed in the aftermath of the gangland Lawyer X scandal.