The son of one of Australia's most notorious underworld figures is facing 20 years in jail after he pleaded guilty to supplying more than half a kilogram of ice.
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Adam Henry, 34, appeared in Newcastle Local Court via audio visual link from jail on Wednesday.
He pleaded guilty to supplying a commercial quantity of a prohibited drug and knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime.
Henry is the son Graham "Abo" Henry, a notorious figure during the Sydney underworld days of the 1970s and 1980s and a close associate of convicted killer and armed robber Arthur "Neddy" Smith.
Henry, who gave police an address at Warners Bay, admitted to supplying 690 grams of methylamphetamine, or ice, in Newcastle between May and when he was arrested in August last year.
He also admitted to dealing with $22,250 in cash, which was the proceeds of crime, court documents state.
Henry was a high-ranking member of a drug syndicate flooding the Hunter with ice before it was smashed by detectives attached to Strike Force Rupas.
Police were patrolling in Rutherford and Aberglasslyn just before midnight on August 21 last year when they spotted a black Holden Cruze speeding along Richard Road at Rutherford.
Police stopped the vehicle on Aberglasslyn Road and found Henry in the front passenger seat.
When police asked to see ID, they noticed Henry's hands were shaking and he would not look at them.
Police ordered Henry out of the car and began a search, locating a black backpack, which was pushed halfway under the front seat, a police statement said.
Inside the backpack was a grey plastic shopping bag.
Inside that was a small plastic resealable bag marked "13 grams", which police said contained 15 grams of ice, as well as two plastic freezer bags, containing 85.4 grams and 141.5 grams of ice, police said.
Under the shopping bag was another plastic freezer bag, which contained 28.9 grams of ice.
Police also found $3000 in cash in the bag and another $1750 in Henry's shoulder bag.
Henry initially denied any knowledge of the backpack or the drugs and refused to be interviewed by police.
He will appear in Newcastle District Court on September 15 to set a sentence date.
The threshold for supplying a commercial quantity of ice is 250 grams. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in jail.
A number of back-up and related charges against Henry were also committed to the District Court, including four counts of possession of ice and knowingly directing the activities of a criminal group.
Accused syndicate kingpin Beau Lawton did not appear in Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday.
He has been charged with supplying a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug, which carries a maximum of life in jail.
Other high-ranking syndicate members Paul Colvin and Chris Wells are before Newcastle District Court awaiting trial on serious drug supply charges.
