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[AndrzejB]

Smugglers shouldn't be able to land on any lawful base (...)

Isn't it the point of smuggling?

Pirates shouldn't use Tradelanes and Gates in the first place, in a roleplay perspective.
Y'know, unless they WANT their every move tracked.

It depends on how do exactly trade lanes/jumpgates work, which is something we do not know.

The problem goes further than what ...Where dit it run? stated, namely the fact that casual pirates have more powerful ships than the police is the real problem. Which is... weird, I mean the criminals should use a kind of guerilla way of doing things.

Criminals often have more firepower than lawfuls in real life, especially in countries at war, when one can easily get access to military weapons. This applies even more if are talking about organized crime. And not so civilized country. (And all Houses space counts as such).
BTW. The police do not arrest dangerous criminals in western-style one-on-one duel. They use superior tactics (I mean they use any tactics, unlike most of the bad guys) and are better trained, they usually outnumber the criminals and have better intelligence.
Oh, and usually military does not assist police nor replace it in police duties. Which is common in Sirius and absolutely weird.

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