Ortiz Cartel

The Ortiz Cartel is a prominent Drug Cartel based in Panama and often supplies areas such as Blaine County and Liberty City with a variety drugs. It was created as a means to fund the activities of the Vice City Putas.

History
As result of the No Drug Rule amongst the Vice City Branch Families; the Cartel was forced to seek out business in Liberty City and Blaine County while covering the travel costs to Liberty City. As result their business become slowly decline due to the travel fees Harper's men demanded resulting in 18% of his profits to split amongst his employees.

Harper was later contacted by Poker in 2010 to organise the destruction of the Vice City Branch Families by assembling the City Crocodiles, Beachside Hoodlums, and Petrovic Mafiya to find leverage on Don and use it against him. It was until Autumn they were able to find the right amount of leverage on him.

Grand Theft Auto: Donatello Abarca
Harper pays the Randy Fox and the leader of the Beachside Hoodlums to find out the leverage against Donatello which turns out to be Thomas due Don's soft-spot for Jeremiah Fitzgerald. They kidnap Thomas and leave Don in his wrecked vehicle as he is hospital-bound for several months before being released from Hospital into Vice City's first snowy winter.

Originally they keep quiet until Don begins investigating the kidnappers and Harper sends his men to try eliminate any allies and friends of Donatello willing to help him before eventually contacting him through email and forcing him to work for them.

Vehicles
The Ortiz Cartel isn't based in Vice City so they aren't seen outside of missions but during mission they are known to use several types of customized vehicles and customized Mavericks.

Mission appearances

 * The Tropics
 * Strangers and Freaks
 * Kidnapper's Payment

Members

 * Harper Ortiz (deceased) - Leader
 * Herbert Noriega (incarcerated) - Drug Mule