Haven't really encountered many smugglers these days, they seem to be getting less and less, but I was able to catch this one with a bit of luck and the captain's incompetence. I intercepted the smuggler using a Firefly class transport at barrier gate, I followed him till Cortez in order to get some range from anywhere he could dock and stopped him. He denied and started moving to open space whilst I engaged him, gotta admit his gun's tracking computers were decent and I took some damage, but in the end I wore his armor and punctured his internal systems.
He ejected his cargo of Artifacts and paid the fine, I then returned to base to call it a good day's end.
K. Westridge, On-board Flight Log File 3083-K2 Wrote:[20.06.2013 02:30:17] CR|-WO.Westridge: stop your engines, captain.
[20.06.2013 02:30:33] CR|-WO.Westridge: Odd..
[20.06.2013 02:30:42] Farfalla: Yes
[20.06.2013 02:30:43] CR|-WO.Westridge: Artifact smuggling huh ?
[20.06.2013 02:31:05] Farfalla: yes
[20.06.2013 02:31:12] CR|-WO.Westridge: Right, well, you know the drill, drop the artifacts.
[20.06.2013 02:31:30] Farfalla: Well, I'm sorry sir, I can't do that for you
[20.06.2013 02:31:39] CR|-WO.Westridge: Then I'm going to have to confiscate them by force
[20.06.2013 02:31:48] Farfalla: have it your way
[20.06.2013 02:31:52] CR|-WO.Westridge: Weapons online, I hope you change your mind.
[20.06.2013 02:38:33] Farfalla: all right
[20.06.2013 02:38:38] Farfalla: ill drop em
[20.06.2013 02:38:45] CR|-WO.Westridge: then do so
[20.06.2013 02:38:52] CR|-WO.Westridge: And of course
[20.06.2013 02:39:01] CR|-WO.Westridge: due to the damage you caused my vessel
[20.06.2013 02:39:04] CR|-WO.Westridge: and the time you wasted
[20.06.2013 02:39:20] CR|-WO.Westridge: That's also going to be a 4 million credit fine
[20.06.2013 02:39:32] Farfalla: what is the command?
[20.06.2013 02:40:11] CR|-WO.Westridge: Good
[20.06.2013 02:40:17] CR|-WO.Westridge: you may take your leave now.
[20.06.2013 02:40:30] CR|-WO.Westridge: Don't let me catch you again.
Westridge out.
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