Riverra Family
The Riverra Family is a Karazawi organized crime syndicate based around the Suiyuu of Juturntzan and its capital city, Riverre. They are the second largest cartel, just behind the Lazarene Group, their most direct rivals. As such they maintain a large network of alliances, known as the Families Pact, with ramifications outside of Karazawa's borders. It's illicit activities include drug trafficking, Arms trafficking, labor and construction racketeering, gambling, loansharking, extortion, money laundering, prostitution, fraud, hijacking, and fencing.
The Family was founded by Leo Riverra, a lieutenant of Michel Orrellion and of his Lazarene Clique. After the death of his boss, Leo Riverra went independent, with the help of his three sons.
This cartel was one of the most powerful faction in play during the 80s and 90s, constantly waging war with the Lazarene Group, both cartels claiming to be the true inheritors of Orrellion and his Lazarene Clique, and with the North East Cartel that was trying to push into its territory. They are notably remembered for having turned a large number of anti-gang police officers into well-organized and disciplined units of enforcers : the Uarhipenuichi or War Dogs. These units would then go on and form their own cartel of the same name, kickstarting the events known as the Lazarene War.
After Leo Riverra and two of his sons's arrestations, the leadership of the organization went first to a lieutenant of Leo, Sinzo "Sarge" Kuanichi, before his last son, Leon, took over in 2001. Leon was then himself killed in 2004 in a police raid, throwing the Family in disarray once more. Power then went back to "Sarge" Kuanichi, despite the fact he was in prison. Since Kuanichi's death in 2016, the current leader of the Riverra Family is unknown.