How often do cartel dealers respawn?

Cartel dealers respawn daily at 00:00, making it possible to farm them at their predictable spawn points.

How much does killing a dealer reduce cartel influence?

Killing or knocking out a cartel dealer reduces influence by 50, while doing both reduces it by 100.

Schedule 1 Cartel Dealer Locations Guide

Cartel dealers are one of the biggest roadblocks in Schedule 1. If you want to reduce cartel influence and unlock new regions, you need to know where they spawn and how to deal with them. Many players miss their locations or don’t realize how dealer mechanics work, which makes progress grind to a halt.

Cartel Dealer Locations in Schedule 1

Dealers spawn in set buildings across different regions once those areas are unlocked. Here are all the confirmed dealer locations:

Westville: Next to Dean’s Tattoo Shop in a boarded-up building.
Downtown: Between the Diner and Canal, inside the apartment used by Elizabeth, Lucy, or Ludwig.
Docks: Billy’s house, right next to the police checkpoint by the warehouse.
Suburbia: Building next to Jane’s camper (the one with the locked door).
Uptown: Crimson Canary.

Each area must be unlocked before a cartel dealer can operate there. If you’ve already recruited every customer in a region, dealers won’t have anyone to sell to, so you won’t see them leaving for deals.

How Dealers Work

Cartel dealers operate the same way as your own dealers. Customers contact them, they leave their house, complete deals, and return home.

Key mechanics to keep in mind:

Dealers spawn daily at 00:00 for a split second outside their door, then go back in. You can use this to reliably farm them.
If you haven’t unlocked all customers in a region, you can camp their routes. For example, Suburbia spawns a dealer around 11:30am–12:00pm near Jane’s camper.
Killing or knocking out a dealer lowers cartel influence by -50. Knocking out and then killing adds another -50.
Dealers respawn, so you can repeatedly take them out to push cartel influence down.
Always loot their pockets — you can snag free product, including cocaine, even early game.

Dealer Respawn and Farming Strategies

Dealers are the most consistent way to reduce cartel influence once you’ve run out of graffiti spots and ambushes. Because they respawn daily, you can camp their spawn points at midnight for guaranteed kills.

If you prefer less waiting, leave a few customers in the region locked so dealers have someone to sell to. This makes it easier to ambush them on the street. Suburbia is the best farming spot for this because of its predictable dealer routine.

Keep in mind that ignoring dealers lets cartel influence linger, which can stop you from unlocking new regions. Farming them daily is the fastest way to push progress forward.

Extra Rewards from Cartel Dealers

Cartel dealers aren’t just for lowering influence. Every time you take one out, you also get access to their inventory.

Looting a dealer’s pockets can give you free product, including drugs that may not normally be available in early game.
This makes them one of the best side sources for quick supplies, especially if you’re running low or trying to experiment with new items.
Dealers also sometimes carry larger quantities than standard street dealers, meaning you can stock up faster.

Because they respawn daily, you can treat them as both an influence farm and a resource farm. Just be ready for the fight, since cartel dealers are better armed than regular NPCs.

Final Blurb

Cartel dealers in Schedule 1 are your main tool for lowering cartel influence. Knowing where they spawn and how their mechanics work saves you hours of frustration. Hit them at midnight spawns, ambush them during deals, and loot them for free product. Once you control their routes, pushing to new regions becomes much easier.

FAQ

Do cartel dealers respawn in Schedule 1?

Yes, cartel dealers respawn daily. This means you can farm them as often as you need to lower cartel influence.

How much influence is lost for killing a dealer?

Knocking out or killing a dealer lowers influence by -50. Knocking them out and then killing them gives -100 total.

Where is the Suburbia dealer located?

The Suburbia cartel dealer spawns in the building next to Jane’s camper. You can camp this location at midnight or around noon if customers are available.