New Scotland Yard

[Hone]

*Incoming Transmission*
*Encryption Level: PIGGYBACK*
*Establishing Visual Link*........................................................................................
*VL Established.*
*Sergeant Hone.Nathan*
*Report 16*


I finally did it, I caught an IND red-handed, AND the fool resisted arrest!

I observed An IND ship moving from Dublin to Edinburgh, as that is a well known smuggling route, I moved to investigate.

Upon receiving a tip-off from BMM miner Atomic.Number.79 that he was carrying refined gold - which the kusari pay highly for, I ordered him to planet Gaia for inspection, he did not come, but I found him approaching the Tau-31 jump hole, and he confirmed he was carrying refined gold, thus realising my worst fears:

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He was guilty of breaking this law:

Cargo Transported to the Tau Systems
Moving cargo across the Bretonian border into Kusari space or to any Kusari-held base is illegal, and will be treated as an act of war, making the transporter of said goods an enemy combatant
Approved Bretonian corporations supplying allied bases in the Tau systems are exempted from this provision. Cargo being imported into Bretonia from Kusari is to be welcomed as a diversion of valuable materials from them.
IMG and Zoner ships may carry cargo through Bretonia and as far as their holdings in the Tau systems. IMG and Zoner ships found moving goods through the Taus into Kusari will be fined 5 million credits. BAF and BPA pilots have the right to demand the destination of the traders and confirm it via intel.
Traders found to be trading with Kusari must drop their cargo or sell it at Bretonian bases. Traders found to have lied about their destination will be treated as enemies of the Crown.

From the Bretonian Charter of Interstellar Law

As he was not a Bretonian corporation, nor IMG or Zoner.

He claimed he was taking the gold to the CR:

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And that he possessed a license to do so.
However he quickly contradicted himself and tried to claim that he didnt need one, and no such thing existed, despite having seconds ago claimed he owned one:

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Also, although he CLAIMED to be taking the gold to the CR, Atomic.Number.79 said the IND had also claimed to be making 2000 profit on his gold at his selling point:

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I don't know of any CR base that offers 2000 profit on refined gold, but I DO know of a kusari base; Planet Honshu!

This made me suspect him of lieing about his destination, which under the above law:

Traders found to have lied about their destination will be treated as enemies of the Crown.

AND transporting goods to Kusari:

However he continued to argue, and before I could act, he attempted to cruise away, CLAIMING he was going to New London, due to the fact that he was apparently attempting to escape charges, AND that he had already shown himself untrustworthy, so I considered it highly likely he would simply attempt to reach kusari via an alternative route, I ordered him to halt several times, placing him under arrest:

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He refused to stop, and actually ASKED me to destroy his ship, risking his own life and those of his crew, in order for him to "weight" his report against me:

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I destroyed the criminal, then informed him in his escape pod (it was cloaked) that he was still under arrest, and would be treated as such.


A little while later on my Patrol, I saw The IND Jethrow again in New London, I ordered him to await me to be taken into custody, and ordered all stations to lock docks against him, but he simply laughed and docked on waterloo station:

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Waterloo allowed him to dock, despite the fact that I had ordered all stations not to allow him docking, thus IC was harbouring a fugitive from Bretonia!

I ordered him to come out, which he eventually did:

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However as soon as I read him the charges and fines, he again docked on Waterloo RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME! And refused to come out:

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So that's that, Attempting to smuggle goods to Kusari, lieing about intended destiantion, multiple resiting arrests, and Harbouring a fugitive on the IC station administrator's part.

I push for sanctions against [IND]Jethro's.Jewels, and IC


P.S. I'd just like to point out that I wasn't destroyed in that fight against the kusari, Higgins.

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