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Filibuster · June 9

Red County Drug Networks Suspected Behind Surge in Meth and Cocaine Flowing Into Los Santos Outskirts

By: Marco Alvarez | LS Metro Crime Desk

Los Santos, June 2025

A quiet but growing concern is emerging along the city’s northern fringe. Law enforcement sources and local residents point to a sharp uptick in street-level narcotics activity across neighborhoods like Las Colinas and East Los Santos, fueled by what authorities describe as "rural-to-urban distribution pipelines originating in Red County and as far north as San Fierro."

While much of the focus traditionally falls on South Central’s long-standing gang conflicts, recent months have seen a noticeable shift in criminal dynamics along the hillsides and outer neighborhoods bordering the county line:

“We’re seeing product come down the 68, the 1, and even off smaller backroads,” said a senior detective with the Los Santos Narcotics Task Force, requesting anonymity. “It’s meth, it’s cocaine. Small batches, but frequent. Lots of hand-to-hand, low visibility stuff.”

Local businesses near Ambrose Trailer Park, an aging mobile home community in Lower Colinas, report increased late-night traffic and unfamiliar faces, with some describing the area as "changing fast and not for the better."

Police have responded to several disturbances around the Havana Nightclub, a known nightlife hotspot on the border between East Los Santos and Las Colinas. Witnesses describe multiple violent altercations between Sureño-affiliated groups and what appear to be Red County-based Norteño actors, though officials have declined to comment on any formal gang classifications.

“It’s spillover,” says a retired LSPD gang unit sergeant now working private security in East LS. The LSPD and Sheriff’s Department both declined official interviews for this story. For residents, the changes are hard to ignore. “It used to be sleepy up here,” said one long-time Colinas resident. “Now it’s a different crowd. A little more paranoid. A little more... armed.”

With inter-gang violence reportedly on the rise, including a recent spike in drive-by incidents and street confrontations near Las Flores and East LS, officials caution that the city’s northern neighborhoods may be entering a new phase of gang competition and drug turf expansion.

No arrests have been officially linked to the new wave of county-based actors as of this writing.

OOC Note

This thread represents the ongoing IC development of the Lomas, a Norteño-aligned, county-bred group operating in and around Las Colinas and East LS.

Our RP focuses on low-income, decentralized street crime, with strong ties to Red County and San Fierro narratives.

We’re here for character-driven, survival-focused RP, with an emphasis on realism, slow progression, and organic conflict.

Edited 6 hours ago by Filibuster