Posting the round up of the illicit goods and vessels I've come across this past week. It's quite the list I must say.

[color=#FFFFFF]Subjects: Peppy & Hazzie

Found these two hauling over 2500 units of Cardamine each. I managed to get them to drop their contraband, and was discussing a fine with them when Hazzie went full stupid and retrieved his cargo in an attempt to run. Myself and a few SFC| members managed to dust him, though in the confusion Peppy fled the scene. Recommend that Peppy be fined the maximum amount for smuggling and fleeing the scene.

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Subjects: Planet_Express & Midnight_Express

Found these guys independently of each other, but both were hauling the same illicit cargo of Slaves in their holds. Their papers were different, but it's entirely possible that they're still working together. I managed to stop both and destroy both vessels with help from the Secondary fleet, but unfortunately in both instances they spaced their holds and the people within were exposed to the cold reaches of space. No rescues were able to be afforded in either case.

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Subjects: Silas, Corbin_Dallas, Meat_Popcicle

I was working aboard the LLS Sierra Nevada when I first saw the Silas, an IDF affiliated and papered "Pachyderme" Transport headed past Houston towards Rheinland. I was not able to stop the vessel, but I kept note of it for later reference. Oddly enough, several hours later I was to find it sitting over Planet Erie with Corbin_Dallas and Meat_Popcicle, both in "Behemoth" Transports. All vessels were carrying Helium and talking amongst themselves as if there wasn't a problem in Sirius. I approached the IDF in the LNS Chico and gave a declaration of hostilities. The Gallic was incredulous of my statements, but once I opened fire upon him he and his "Behemoth" flying buddies dipromptly moved to avoid me by landing on Erie or Harrisburg Station. I moved off towards Philadelphia Station where I was joined by Admiral Jack Malrone. Oddly enough they launched within a short period of time and the Admiral and I were able to stop the Silas, though the other two vessels passed us. I'm told that they were later destroyed in Texas thanks to a returning task force from Rheinland space. In any event, we made it quite clear to the Gallic that we were now in a state of open hostilities, and we fragged his vessel after giving him the chance to leave Liberty, which he didn't take.

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Subjects: Fuchs.Derrote & Kamina.Giha

I found these two originally trying to haul Luxury Consumer Goods across the border to Rheinland around the same time I first ran across the Gallic. I turned them back initially, but I strongly suspect they ran the embargo anyway as my last view of them was their running towards the Badlands for what I suspect was the Texas Jump Hole. In any event, several hours later I ran across them again, except this time they were coming from Rheinland and both had cargo holds full of Synth Marijuana. Being that neither of them were Cryer| tagged vessels I halted them. I was in the midst of demanding that they drop their cargo and pay a fine while they attempted to talk me out of it when an Ion Storm hit, and I lost track of them. I suspect they used this opportunity to pass me as when it cleared I was not able to see them nearby. Recommend that they be fined the maximum amount if found for their smuggling and fleeing the scene.

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