Chapter 35: The Hernandez Cartel
David, Kayla, and Roman were sitting at David's desk talking, David had a new case file on his desk. He picked up the file and opened it, he was investigating The Hernandez Cartel. They were a drug cartel that had quite a few connections in San Fierro, the head of the cartel Alejendro Hernandez was a legit business owner as well as a drug lord. David took a drink of his coffee and flicked his cigarette in the ashtray, Kayla and Roman looked at him. "You look bothered, what's going on?" She asked him. "My fiance went to a bar with some punk ass that I arrested a few years ago, I think she's cheating." David replied. "I'm sorry to hear that, if it's any consolation you cheated on her with me." Kayla told David. He put hos cigarette out and looked at Kayla, Roman looked away from David who was livid at Kayla's remark. "Lets focus on the case, there's an informant who told me the cartel's weakest link deals coke at Del Perro. Me and you go over there and get some info, Roman you stay here and keep my seat warm." David said standing up. David and Kayla walked outside and got into David's car, David lit another cigarette and drove down the street.
They pulled up in Del Perro, David parked his car and looked across the street. The cartel's pusher was dealing, Kayla looked at him as well. "So what do we do just go up and interrogate him?" She asked David. "Yeah, we got to get close enough to catch him when he runs. Then we beat the info out of him." David replied. Kayla opened the door, she stepped out of the car. "Ready?" She asked looking in the car window. "Let's do it." David replied getting out of the car. They walked across the street to the dealer, they approached him as he stared at them. "Who are you, you looking to buy?" He asked them. "Oh yeah give me everything you got." David replied showing his badge. The dealer turned around and started to run, Kayla ran after him and tackled him. She stood up holding the dealer, he looked at David with a scared expression. "What do you want?" He asked David. "Who's your supplier?" David asked the dealer. "I don't know man we talk on the phone, the stuff is left and I just pick it up." He replied, "Wrong answer." Kayla said pulling her pistol out and pointing it to the dealer's head. "Oh shit, take it easy girl." The dealer told Kayla. "Tell me again who's your supplier?" David asked again. "Look man, Hernandez supplies my stash, their boy Juan Francisco sells me the drugs." The dealer replied. Kayla put her gun away and arrested the dealer.
Kayla and David drove back to the station, they got out of the car and walked in the building. Roman walked over to Kayla and handed her a cup of coffee, she smiled and took the cup. "Thanks hun." She told him. "You're welcome babe." He replied. They walked back to David's desk, David sat down and got on his computer. He typed in Juan Francisco's name into the police database, his name come back. David looked at the profile, he started reading it off. "Juan Francisco, 34 years old, spent 10 years of his teenage and adult life behind bars. He's been arrested for murder, drug trafficking, armed robbery, and money laundering. He has a fondness for race tracks and casinos." David told Kayla. She took a sip of her coffee and looked back at him, Roman sat down and put his hands in his coat pockets. "So how are we going to get to him?" Roman asked. "We catch him at the track, we tail him. Wherever he goes we get a warrant for." David replied. "Sounds simple, who's going to tail him?" Roman asked in response. "You are, you follow him but stay two cars behind him. Don't make it obvious he's being followed." David replied. Roman nodded, he stood up and walked out the door. Kayla looked at David. "So what are we going to do?" She asked David. "We're going to follow Jessica in your car, I'm going to catch her cheating." David replied. He and Kayla stood up, Kayla threw her empty coffee cup away as they walked toward the door.