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The '''Ballas''' are the [[Grove Street Families]] primary enemy and most influential gang in [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], having been around since the 1970s.<ref name="Ballas">{{cite web | url = http://www.gtasanandreas.net/gangs/ | title = GTASanAndreas.net Gangs page| work = [http://www.gtanet.com GTA Net] | accessmonthday = February 9 | accessyear = 2007}}</ref> In the beginning of the game they are the most powerful and influential street gang in Los Santos. They are involved in drug dealing/manufacturing (especially the crack cocaine trade), gang-banging, gang warfare, prostitution, gun running/arms dealing, street violence, vandalism, and degeneracy.

The Ballas are rivals with [[Grove Street Families]] and the [[Varrios Los Aztecas]], and have ties with the [[San Fierro Rifa]], and the [[Loco Syndicate]] for narcotics, and the [[Russian Mafia]] for weapons. Their relationship with the [[Los Santos Vagos]] is largley "hit-or-miss" and presumably rocky; this is becuase the Ballas and Vagos are natural enemies on the streets (and will act with hostility upon spotting each-other), but briefly collaborate for mutual interest in the drugs trade - especially in relation to Big Smoke's crack empire. The Ballas also collaborate with [[CRASH]], primarily for street intelligence. In addition, the Ballas are hired by [[Big Smoke]] to act as protection and security for his crack empire. Unlike the GSF, the Ballas have no reservations about making money by selling drugs; the spread of crack cocaine into the Grove Street community is part of their strategy to wipe the GSF out.