Mokbel attempted murder motive mystery

By Megan Neil, Andrew Drummond, Melissa Iaria and Caroline Schelle
Updated February 12 2019 - 7:11pm, first published 7:08pm
Drug trafficker Tony Mokbel is fighting for life after being stabbed in Victoria's Barwon Prison.
Drug trafficker Tony Mokbel is fighting for life after being stabbed in Victoria's Barwon Prison.

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel's apparent role as a prison enforcer who interfered with an extortion racket run by Pacific Islander inmates may have sparked a vicious stabbing attack that left him fighting for his life.