KADE Fredericks supplied methamphetamine and GBL with such regularity and was so familiar with his client base that those wishing to purchase drugs did not have to go into any details.
They would simply say "Can I come see you?" or "You good?"
And he ran his drug supply operation almost like a legitimate business, offering both cash and PayID, a method of instant bank transfer.
Due to the entrenched nature of his operation, Fredericks's customers each had their usual quantity, price and location and for months, while Strike Force Wyvern investigators were listening in or watching, he supplied quantities of ice and GBL - commonly known as "coma in a bottle" - at Fern Bay, Stockton, Newcastle, Mayfield and numerous other locations. Police were assisted by Fredericks essentially doing his business out in the open, using a mobile phone and not an encrypted app.
But the familiarity with his customers and regularity of his supplies meant investigators were only able to identify the price and quantity in a fraction of the drug deals.
During the seven weeks between June 24 and August 12, 2020, while police monitored his phone, Fredericks made more than 4000 phone calls and sent or received more than 9500 text messages.
Between June and July, Fredericks supplied methamphetamine on at least 27 occasions totaling 24 grams and received nearly $10,000.
Between July and August, he supplied 180 grams of gamma butyrolactone or GBL and 13 grams of methamphetamine on 12 different occasions for nearly $5000.
Fredericks has pleaded guilty to two counts of supplying a prohibited drug on an ongoing basis. He appeared in Newcastle District Court for sentence on Friday, when Judge Tim Gartelmann, SC, adjourned the matter until September to see if Fredericks was suitable for an intensive corrections order, a custodial sentence served in the community under strict conditions.
Fredericks, who has been behind bars since his arrest, was serving a 15-month intensive corrections order at the time he was running his drug supply operation.
