The Lomas originated in Red County, with core members tied to small-time Norteño-affiliated sets operating out of Palomino Creek, Blueberry trailer parks, and San Fierro dock circles. Their leader, Edgar “Viriz” Benitez, is a Palomino Creek-born Caucasian-Mexican with prior involvement in smuggling operations and local drug distribution circuits, dating back to his years as a sailor along the San Andreas coast.
In early 2025, following his release from state prison on narcotics charges, Viriz relocated to Las Colinas, establishing a small foothold at the Ambrose Trailer Park. From there, the Lomas maintained a decentralized, low-visibility presence, running narcotics, committing petty theft, and building minor connections around East Los Santos and neighboring county areas.
An unresolved drug debt, stemming from a lost maritime shipment years earlier at the San Fierro docks, became the trigger for their absorption. The debt, still noted within Conexión records, was brought back to the surface by Salvador’s network, prompting contact with Viriz just as tensions between Norteño factions and Sureño sets began escalating across East Los Santos.
Effective immediately, the Lomas are absorbed into La Conexión Mexicana Desde El Océano Pacífico, operating under Conexión leadership with full IC compliance. The group retains its Norteño cultural identity but is now formally attached as street-level operational muscle.
OOC Note
The Lomas started as a low-scale Norteño faction, rooted in county-level and North San Andreas RP culture, with focus on survivalist criminal RP: small drug deals, petty crimes, extortion, and decentralized outpost-based operations.
All faction development up to this point was fully organic, with no scripting advantages and no external support. The Lomas built their identity through character-driven storylines, including interactions with bikers, local criminals, and independent smuggling RP across Red County and East Los Santos.
Following IC pressure stemming from San Fierro smuggling debts, combined with escalating in-character tensions and confrontations with Sureño players, the Lomas are now officially absorbed into La Conexión Mexicana Desde El Océano Pacífico.
All members have provided full CK permissions and fully acknowledge that the Lomas’ independent storyline has concluded.
Going forward, all future screenshots, stories, and RP development from Lomas characters will take place inside the Conexión thread, as part of the broader Conexión RP environment.
We appreciate the opportunity to merge and continue developing our characters and storylines under a larger, more organized umbrella.
