Tony Mokbel won't be going back to jail after being re-sentenced for trafficking drugs. Photo: James Ross/AAP PHOTOS

Gangland identity Tony Mokbel will not have to serve more time behind bars for trafficking 41kg of methamphetamine while on the run.

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Mokbel, 60, looked down in relief and shared a passionate kiss with his girlfriend after the Victorian Court of Appeal handed down its decision on Thursday.

He originally sought to have his conviction for the 2006 offending quashed, claiming barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo tainted his case.

But the court in October refused his a

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