Earlier today, as I was starting my patrol from Texas to Manhattan. I encountered an outcast tagged light fighter Gomez.de.Ruiz taking advantage of lesser experienced pilots (NPCs) near the planet's docking ring. I asked him to drop any officers and civilians he may have stuffed in his hold. He did not respond and began to engage my ship.
After several moments of studying his fighters movements and attack patterns, I successfully lowered his shield. I switched to guided ordinance, fired 2 missiles and strafed out of the way just before they met their target destroying his vessel instantly.
I dropped them off with an LPI officer (which I forgot the name of).
I proceeded to fort bush for repairs and resupply. Afterwards I received word a smuggler retreating to the Colorado anomaly I followed another LN pilot who was already in pursuit, but unfortunately I was unable to catch up in time and the both fell out of scanner range. I investigated the territory around the other side of the Colorado anomaly. That's when I spotted a trader and a train carry over 2900 tons of Cardamine.
I stopped him short of the anomaly I myself had come through moments ago. I demanded he drop the cargo and pay the fine of 4,000,000 Sirius credits. After a bit of "persuading", he complied and destroyed the cargo himself, immediately after it was released, he payed the fine and retreated back to Manhattan.
I returned to the NY system shortly also and finished a gunboat patrol that opened fire on me.
I dropped the survivors off at the LPI prison ship Abraham Lincoln.
I'm now stationed at Manhattan writing this report, waiting for what seems like an ion storm to pass.