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Prosecutors Drop Tony Mokbel MDMA Retrial, Clearing Last Active Case

The DPP said a retrial lacked public-interest value given delays, dated evidence, no importation, a likely modest sentence.

Overview

  • Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions filed a discontinuance in the Orbital matter, and a judicial registrar discharged Tony Mokbel’s bail.
  • Mokbel now has no pending charges in that case, with his remaining Magnum conviction previously re-sentenced to time served.
  • The decision followed an October 2025 appeal ruling that quashed the Quills conviction, ordered a retrial on Orbital, and upheld Magnum.
  • Prosecutors cited the age of the alleged 2005 offending, likely delays, the absence of an actual importation, and Mokbel’s age, health and lengthy time already served.
  • The Orbital case alleged Mokbel sought to source about 100 kilograms of MDMA during meetings with undercover officers in June 2005.