1998

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Events concerning the Grand Theft Auto series in 1998

Game World

Johnny Zoo is alleged to have a cocaine and amphetamine smuggling operation, along with arms theft and dealing.
Danny Zoo is linked to a gambling racket and more gambling den murders.
Jerkov is suspected of disembowelling rival gang figures.
Sunbeam is suspected of large scale grand theft auto.
Tortoise kidnaps an entire stadium of people, and ther is no witness.
Tetsuo is suspected of numerous shootings and tortures.
Lodov is suspected of kidnapping an entire convent, for an unknown reason.
Kov-Kov is suspected of a car bomb attack on a rival porn dealer.

Events of GTA Liberty City Stories takes place.
Los Santos is given an award for 'city where you were most likely to be eaten by an animal'.
Liberty City is given an award for the 'city where you were most likely to fail'.

Niko Bellic was almost killed when the fifteen man unit he was in were ambushed, with twelve of his friends killed in the attack. Only he, Florian Cravic and Darko Brevic, who had betrayed the unit, survived.
Mallorie Bardas is arrested for joyriding.
Willy Valerio is arrested for grand theft auto.
Oscar Gomez is arrested for possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell.