Massage app mogul who boasted 'I'm not a gangster, I just like money' before being caught importing $80MILLION of cocaine into Australia prepares to learn his fate - while his VERY glamorous wife waits in their $2 million mansion
- Socialite Matthew James Doyle imported $80million of cocaine into Australia
- The 31-year-old businessman created an app known as the 'Uber of massages'
- Doyle's sentence hearing will be held on July 2, it was announced on Monday
- He also pleaded guilty to dealing with $220,000 worth of proceeds of crime
- Doyle said he 'was not a gangster but a businessman and loved money'
Property developer and socialite Matthew James Doyle, who imported $80million worth of cocaine into Australia, will learn his fate next week.
The 31-year-old businessman, who created an app known as the 'Uber of massages', was arrested in September for supplying 300kg of cocaine.
On Monday morning NSW Crime Commission lawyer Sankami Santhikumar told the Supreme Court Doyle's sentence hearing will be held on July 2.
Property developer and socialite Matthew James Doyle, 31, imported $80million worth of cocaine into Australia. Pictured with his wife Kelsea
Doyle faces life behind bars for his part of the international drug syndicates, which involved two other men. Pictured with his wife Kelsea
Doyle also pleaded guilty to dealing with $220,000 worth of proceeds of crime, The Daily Telegraph reported.
He did not appear in court on Monday for the civil listing hearing and application by the crime commission to seize his assets.
Doyle faces life behind bars for his part of the international drug syndicates, which involved two of his friends he went to private school with.
Jared 'Jazza' Hart, 30, and Raoul Kesby have both pleaded guilty to supplying 50kg of cocaine.
Police swooped on the trio at a Marrickville storage unit, where they allegedly tried to access a large cocaine shipment after the five-month operation.
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According to court documents, Doyle supplied illegal drugs between April 23 and September 4, 2019.
Detectives had been listening in to Doyle as he planned to receive 300kg of cocaine worth about $80 million.
According to court documents, Doyle said he 'was not a gangster but a businessman and loved money and loved making money for people and making friends'.
Doyle has been remanded in custody since his arrest, while his publicist wife Kelsea and their child are living in their mansion in Burraneer, south of Sydney.
He and Kelsea - who used to work for high end fashion brand Camilla and Marc - enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle that included an impressive property portfolio.
Detectives had been listening in to Doyle as he planned to receive 300kg of cocaine worth about $80 million
Doyle had a penthouse in Cronulla, as well as properties in Caringbah South, Wollongong and Artarmon.
The father-of-one also had shares in 16 companies and a number of flash cars.
In December last year, Ms Doyle celebrated her 30th birthday in a lavish lunch surrounded by friends at Justin Hemmes' The Newport on Sydney's northern beaches.
The publicist was dressed in a $400 new season Christopher Esber jumpsuit for the occasion and was spotted posing and cuddling up to some female friends throughout the day.
The couple were well known among on the affluent eastern suburbs social scene and regularly brushed shoulders with Sydney's who’s who.
Daily Mail Australia does not suggest Ms Doyle had any part in the alleged drug trafficking offences.
In December last year, Kelsea Doyle (far right) celebrated her 30th birthday in a lavish lunch surrounded by friends at Justin Hemmes' The Newport on Sydney's northern beaches
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