DrWeeden

La Familia Michoacana had made connections in Mexico which started with shipments of drugs to see if the Los Santos branch of LFM could handle it or not. These shipments where becoming harder and harder to get through customs so Dave decided to build his own lab to produce and sell the drugs locally for a higher profit. Once the lab was ready he got straight to work mixing and cooking for most of the day until he burned through all the supplies he had stored. One of the biggest dealers in the city down by grove street had been a long time customer and Dave wanted to be able to move in as the main supplier for the area. Dave arranged a meeting with the man and the promise to deliver a large quantity of LSD for the man to distribute for LFM. When the product was ready Dave began packaging it and getting it ready for delivery. Once the LSD was safely stored in the crate Dave quickly got out of his protective suit and gas mask and into his street clothes before taking the crate and securing it in the trunk of his kamacho. Once the crate was in the vehicle Dave and a few other members of LFM drove it to the designated meeting spot and made sure the deal went off without any problems. With the deal concluded and both LFM and the dealer happy with the terms set they began to supply the entire grove area with high quality drugs at premium prices.

great group of people can't wait to see the rp you guys bring best of luck!

@Ryzoft Crimsons involvement in the conflict that happened was mentioned in two of our post actually

Joining The Wanted Dave and his friends began to have more meet ups and parties with The Wanted. They had such a blast chilling with their old friends they started to make it a daily ritual to meet up and chill joke around and just have a good time. One day while they where hanging out some one started shit and Dave , his crew and Wanted had each others backs without question. Dave felt what he had been missing the feeling of a family and a place to belong. He discussed it with the rest of his crew before approaching Jamaar Bovarium about possibly having the OG's from Seaweed dropping green and joining up as member of The Wanted. Jamaar and the rest of The Wanted welcomed the Seaweed boys in with open arms and they devoted themselves to making sure to be an asset to their new family and would help protect them at any cost. Once accepted in Dave worked tirelessly for his new family helping in any way he could to contribute and make it known he was here to stay. They enjoyed a few months of peace and good times with their new family before tensions started to rise between some of The Wanted and The Council. A few of the more foolish members had got into heated situations with high ranking members of The Council and had made threats against them which they would never tolerate. Claims of Wanted members undercutting The Councils set prices on the underground gun market and with acts of disrespect stacking The Council had enough and declared war on The Wanted. Jamaar received a text letting him know their money would no longer be welcome and the neutrality they had was now gone and war had begun! The situation couldn't be worse when jamaar put his phone down he noticed police starting to surround him the war had begun and Jamaar was being boxed in and about to be arrested. The Wanted prepared themselves for the worst a war starting and police had taken their leader at the worst time possible. Sure enough the first day they got hit hard and continuously until the members left standing by the end of the first night had gone into hiding laying low until they could muster enough force to hit back. Shortly after night fell Jamaar was finally released from prison and a meeting was called for anyone available to grab your guns and be ready to fight! They setup in a series of ally ways near strawberry clothing store and waited for one of their members to begin being hunted so they could spring the ambush and strike back. In no time at all one of our members was being chased bringing the fight right to them any second. Dave set up hiding in a bush nearest the center of the alley waiting for an opportunity. After a few minute the person being chased pulled in with enemy gang hot in pursuit. He pulled in and got out one of the enemy gang pulled up on his motorcycle and got too close trying to catch the fleeing man. Dave took his chance to get things started and put the man under gun point and forced him from the bike. The enemy gang members seen their man under gun point and the fight broke out gun fire erupting instantly from all around both sides trying to take the other out. In the end most of the people involved ended up either dead or in the ICU a few of The Wanted had made it out alive and considered it a grim first stand with heavy casualties on both sides. The following days The Wanted would be hit again and again losing more members with each fight. While a few surprise attacks and ambushes had been successful they would only work so many times before the enemy caught on and adapted. Weeks of fighting later with more losses coming in everyday Jamaar and a few of the high command that remained alive broke the bad news to the last of the loyal members we would be disbanding Wanted was dead. These words hit Dave hard he was losing his family all over again. Dave left the city after the meeting ended without his family and friends here it just didn't feel like home anymore. (to be continued)

I live near chicago where crime is really high and none of the police stations have instant access to any stores cameras they have to go to the store owner or managers to get the footage. They cannot just access it from their vehicle or station miles away they make take a recording and watch it afterward but they do not have live feed to stores it would not be feasible nor would a pd pay some one to watch convenient stores realistically it would be a waste of resources . Stores in bad neighborhoods hire private security and have insurance so they can claim any losses due to theft. So if your going for realism this aint it but i get its a game and certain things can't be 100% realistic but i also think a knife or even introducing another tool would be better for dealing with store cctv cameras bolt cutters should be used for doors and gates they are way to heavy duty for small cables that would be used for a camera feed.

Coming to Los Santos Dave Weeden came to Los Santos like most people looking for new opportunities and to start a new life. Upon arriving, him and three friends started out doing odd jobs around the city. Doing anything to make some cash to keep food in their stomachs and clothes on their backs. It didn't take long before they realized that working these minimum wage jobs wasn't going to get them where they wanted to be. Along with some new friends they had made in their time in the city they decided if they wanted something they had better be ready to take it! Living in Los Santos for the last few months had they learned this lesson fast and began setting up a plan for a city wide robbing spree. They set out to hit every store they could that night before cops caught on to them the plan was very successfully for them and they all walked away with bags stuffed full of stolen cash. The group quickly grew to like the life of crime they had set out on the money was certainly better and so they decided to make it a permanent crew and started calling themselves Seaweed. Dave had never felt more at home then when he was with his new family and this new exciting life they had started in Los Santos! After a few months had passed the Seaweed crew Dave and his friends built had become a full fledged gang and Dave was asked to become co leader next to one of his closest friends who was like a brother to him Dusty Braxton. The gang had become well recognized in the city for being a group not to be taken lightly they had put down many enemies in countless battles around the state of San Andreas and the city of Los Santos. Every day Seaweed was steadily growing stronger it was a group members were proud to be a part of everyone was treated as family. Pride can cost you if you're not careful and Dave and the Seaweed gang would find this out all too well. The organization that controlled major crime in San Andreas and Los Santos called the Council made up of the Two strongest gangs Los Zetas and the Los Santos Triads had started taxing smaller gangs in order to keep neutrality with them it was either pay or go to war. So far Seaweed had been able to avoid the tax due to good relations but the day came and Dusty was texted by Jay Gamble leader of the Los Zetas to meet up at a location and bring as many of the gang as he could get into town. Dusty texted Dave to get into town as soon as possible but Dave working outside the state wouldn't be able to make it till that night. When Dave finally arrived in the city he was quickly met and informed about the current state of things and that the meeting that took place was about Seaweed paying the tax. During the meeting Council had felt disrespected and decided an immediate example had to be made and quickly surrounded the Seaweed gang and put them on their knees taking anything of value from them they told them it was either $250,000 a month or war! By the time Dave had made it into the city the battle had already begun and Seaweed had fought back hard but was losing ground fast. Dave and the rest of Seaweed planned a few well placed ambushes that worked well but their enemy was very experienced and adapted quickly. After a week at war 90% of the gang had either fled the city , was dead or in hiding. Dave and the few high command that survived laid low as best they could still being hunted from time to time over the next month. After a while the Council knew Seaweed was dead all that remained was the original crew of friends who started it and a few of the trusted members who had stuck by them. After the smoke cleared and everything settled their suspicions were confirmed they had a rat in their gang during the war and was one of the members to bail out after the first week of the war. It was found out he had been selling frequencies and meeting locations to the Council. Dave felt utterly defeated and told the few loyal members they had that he was disbanding Seaweed he didn't see a future he could build for it anymore. A few of the loyal members decided to join a gang Seaweed had been friendly with since coming to the city called The Wanted while a few of the others had joined another group The Rooks that used to fight besides Seaweed against common enemies. Dave and his closest friends kept repping Seaweed as a small crew like the old days first starting out in the city getting into small fire fights hitting unprepared crews for anything they could get. Soon it just didn't feel like home for him they way it used to until Dave got a call from some of his old friends who had joined The Wanted to come hang out. It was found out that the rat who had been giving information during the war had joined The Wanted and lied about his involvement not knowing how close the relationship with Seaweed and Wanted was. Upon finding out Nico Saintz was the rat that helped take down Seaweed from the inside the leader of The Wanted Jamaar Bovarium set a meeting for nico to answer for his actions during the war. One member from each of the groups in Council came to oversee and make sure the rat was dealt with properly even Seaweeds enemies still held respect for the og's of the gang. By the end of the meeting Nico knew he had no place to run and no one left to hide behind it was decided by everyone present he had to go. Seeing this gave Dave and his friends hope since they still had a good reputation in the city, maybe not all was lost as he once thought it was.

The Raid La Familia had been making a big name for themselves in the city and with the notoriety comes attention from police. Swat and a line of cruisers backing them up quickly stormed the night club taking down any La Familia they could get their hands on. There was no way out so they decided to take the small charges the cops could try to pin on them they had nothing but small fire arms and the place they raided was a business front still being renovated. With no other evidence they got taken away for petty charges then arrested and sent to prison. The cops had messed up and played their hand to early La Familia now knew they're being watched and would be more cautious in the future.

as a player who has experienced both fighting against and now being apart of the council i can say that from what i have seen their goal has never been to wipe out for no reason they usually have a valid reason for what they do i think a lot of people twist shit for whatever reason but that's their problem. I have fought against them as a leader of seaweed then again as a member of the wanted and for a short period as a rook and although it ended up with most of the groups disbanding i feel it was the natural progression of the rp that was happening at the time. The Azteca's were nearly wiped out by council but where able to repair their relations and continue building so to say a group can't cross the council and continue to build i think has been shown to be false. You have to be smart , dedicated and work your politics while keeping your relationships strong so they can endure during times of conflict and make sure you have a group of individuals that's willing to keep fighting for what your trying to build. I think lowering the cap over all just becomes another obstacle newer groups will have to find a way to cope while older groups will always have the distinct advantage because of their relations and connections made over time.

Congrats!!!

While the SeaWeed boys were cooking up some drugs to make a little cash three people in masks showed up and tried to rob them. They quickly handled them and stripped the bodies of any valuables they could find. Then they headed out to a stash house to lay low while the heat died down and drop off the goods they had acquired. It seemed to Weeden that people thought just because the council had beaten them down that they're easy pickings. These new gangs are in for a rude awakening if they come after seaweed!

i would love to see the Bravado gauntlet classic its one sexy lookin car.

Brody and Weeden while catching up with some good friends ended up in an impromptu dance off!

Weeden and Waylon hitting the streets chopping cars to put a little money in their pockets after the war left the remaining members of seaweed low on cash.

Love the thread looks amazing. Good luck!

Weeden and Waylon serving time after getting caught by police during a raid at one of the seaweed meetings.