JSI-424
The JSI-424, also known as the Dials, Phonenumbers or Phonies, is a Karazawa organized crime syndicate based on the West Coast of the country. It was formed in 1988 by ex-members of the Lazarene Clique lead by Olla Tsitsik. Today, the Cartel deals in methamphetamine production, arm trafficking, counterfeiting, illegal gambling, Procuring and is famous for their ellaborate crypted communications.
Name
The cartel call itself the Jembache Iurhiri Sindarime 424 which in Karazawi means Blood Tied Brothers 424. Generally, each subset of the Cartel has an additional number as a prefixe (ex : 001-JSI-424). The "JSI" is then often coded as "574", referring to the position of each letters on a phone keypad, transforming the name of the subset into a proper Karazawi phone number (ex : "125th's leaders" becomes "01001574424"). This habit explain why they've been nicknamed Dials, Phonenumbers, or Phonies by rival gangs.
The exact reason why the last number is "424" is unknown and many rumours exist about it, ranging from it being the address of where the first members gathered for the first time, a reference to the date of the Cartel's creation, or that it is a reference to Saturnist occultism
Background
Leadership
The JSI don't have a central structure and hierarchy. Instead, they are divided in numerous subsets, each linked to one another in a loose network of alliances and common interests. Some subsets are more important than others, and often have direct control over the others. The two most important subsets are the 101th and the 108th. The first have control over Zacapatu and Kericaueri, while the seconds operate mostly in the highlands and the port of Kutsaro.
The 101th are known for their business-minded attitude, discretion, and ellusive nature which doesn't stop them from being extremely cruel when opposed or just displeased. Their main source of revenues are white-collar crimes, illegal gambling, Loan shark,prostitution, and drug trafficking. They are the oldest subset of JSI-424, having been founded directly by Olla Tsitsik and was built on top of the assets of the defunct Lazarene Clique on the West Coast and for a while, it was the only subset of the Cartel. It's only when Tsitsik and one of his lieutenant, Jakku Puntani, disagreed over which direction the cartel should take that the latter left and created the second subset : the 108-JSI-424.
The 108th are famed for their religious fervor, inherited from their founder, Jakku Puntani, who organized the 108th as a quasi religious sect. It is much more violent than its sister subset of the 101th, but it's much better implanted in the countryside and especially in the highlands, where it enjoys a great ammount of local support in some communities and has been rumoured to control electoral results. Members are said to swore during their initiaion an oath to "Protect the Innocent and the Orphan, Fight for the poors and helpless, Respect women and children, Never kill for money nor use drugs." The 108th's symbol is the Sator Square and is often use as a grafiti to mark their territory.