La Familia
| Area of Operation | South-Eastern Keltia, Benacia, Western Keltia, Skerry Isles, Southern Apollonia |
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| Founded by | José Albado Miranda and Franco El Toro Hernandèz Lopèz |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, Bribery, Extortion, Fraud, Kidnapping, Money laundering, Murder,Smuggling |
La Familia, officially Cártel del Familia Unida, is an international criminal syndicate operating from Gran Verionia. The primary activity of La Familia is the international drug trade, and notably the streamlining of drug production and consolidation of trafficking routes. Due to its climate and location, Gran Verionia is a major producer of drugs. The northern jungles of Aracataca are home to one of the largest producers of cocaine, whereas the South Keltian plains produce marihuana and heroin. La Familia brought these various producers together through an intrinsic network of traffic, and a top-down steering of production, catered towards the demand in other parts of Micras.
History
The La Familia cartel emerged in the early 1680s as a consolidation of various small-time and local criminal syndicates. Drug production has been part of the culture of the Toroshi and Soufi states for decades, although central coordination had been largely absent. In 1680, José Albado Miranda and Franco El Toro Hernandèz Lopèz, started trafficking heroin and marihuana from Torosh and Souf towards Valentia. Following the Northern Expansion, the production of cocaine in the jungles of Aracataca became the main source of revenue.
