Bretonian Armed Forces Defense Intelligence Staff (DIS) (iRP) (AO)

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[incoming transmission]
[source : Ens. Martin Bridge]
[subject : Tau 31 Gate blocade rush]

*wait a moment to cool down before speaking.*

Good day sirs,

Shortly after that skirmish with the Mollies in New London System, Ens. Adama and myself took our duties around Leeds to enforce the blocade. Here are some reports about rushes through it. I'm aware that this is, alas, a rather common problem but I was shocked by the frequency to which it occured during this patrol.

1) The first ship, a Rheinlander trader named Kalipsol, which seems have very few understanding of the Bret language, attempted to make it despite our repeated warnings. Aditionnaly he was hauling a shipment of nukes, however we could not be sure if the Rheinland government gave him the right license or not, hence this report mention no evidences about it. Chase followed, and the offender was destroyed nearby Strokes station.

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2) while attacking the offender, an Interspace ship made it through the lane and nothing we could do would have stopped it.

3) After the destruction of the first offender, as soon as we came back to Leeds we met an ALG ship, Rags.To.Riches, who was about to use the lane. We issued the usual warning and prompted him to head via Edimburg.

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He seemed to comply, however refused my escort. He cruised away, actually heading to Edimburg. However, following my guts I flown to the gate, carefully avoiding contact with Kusarian forces, and waited. It seems I had the right feeling :

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Nothing I could do to stop him however and he made through.

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Pleaso note that the afformentionned events occured within a time windows of ten minutes.

After the more and more frequent incursion of Kishiro and Samura traders within Leeds space, now other traders tend to ignore the BAF and/or the laws about the Strokes lane. Moreover some even laugh at us and our laws ! Bloody hell, in the place I was raised on Leeds, be sure that such impunity would have been answered with other things than polite demands ! I would have suggestions about this issue, but I prefer to sh** up before I say something offending. Damnit !

*cool down again*

My respects,

Ens. Martin Bridge.

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