We captured this individual and his BattleMech while he was
trying to get off-world. The information we gathered from him does mesh with
the files 'donated' by SIS regarding an illegal BattleMech dueling circuit on
Fletcher, and suggests that it's still active. As much of a potential risk as
it represents, we also don't have the resources at the moment to shut it down.
Best we can suggest is coordinating with the Fletcher Planetary Guard to try
and contain the situation, and hope that it doesn't spiral too far out of
control. Given that Fletcher is in the current line of advance of the CCAF, the
last thing we need is a BattleMech armed gang war on our hands.
Fortunately, we were able to get information back from our
agents on Galatea within the MRBC (or, at least, what's left of it) to confirm
our suspect's identity and back story. Anton Trang is a long-time mercenary who
has had numerous short stints in a number of bottom-feeder mercenary commands.
He's had a life-long problem with authority and a habit of skirting around
acceptable conduct, which should have made him unemployable. Unfortunately, in
today's climate, your average Merc command can't afford to be choosy, which
kept him in regular pay until recently.
Trang rode that end of the market up until 3141, while in
the employ of the Black Grin Boys (See attached file). An argument between him
and a superior officer escalated out of control and Trang wound up accidentally
killing him in the ensuing brawl. Rather than face justice, Trang chose to flee
and managed to make his way to Fletcher, possibly with the assistance of the
Derion District Yakuza. Once there, he apparently settled in as a part of the underground
dueling circuit, managing to rack up numerous victories and more than a few
dead bodies along the way.
However, Trang seems to have recently fallen afoul of the
criminal organization that runs the circuit, even if he's been reluctant to say
exactly what happened. Once again, he chose to try and escape the consequences
of his actions, which is how we found him. While he'd managed to use the same
connections that the organization uses to discretely move BattleMechs, a random
inspection revealed the "mining equipment" that he signed for was, in
fact, an Assault 'Mech. Trang tried to flee and go to ground, only to be captured
by a combined force of our own troops and the Planetary Guard.
For the moment, we have detained him in the Baradin Island
prison's maximum security wing; not only is Trang a violent man, but there is
the distinct possibility that the criminal groups that run the circuit have
contacts inside the prison that might aim to silence him. We believe that Trang
could be a useful asset in discovering more about this organization and
determining what should be our next course of action.
Unfortunately, Trang's Neanderthal
(With the ever so charming moniker of 'Bubba the Love Troll') has become
something of a bone of contention between us and the Fletcher Planetary Guard.
While Baron Godfrey and his men were invaluable in aiding us in the arrest as
well as providing information on the organization, he has tried to claim the
BattleMech for his own forces. While it would be a boon to their force (which
has no other assault BattleMechs otherwise), the Planetary Guard also lacks the
resources to support such a machine, as well as qualified pilots to operate it.
Conversely, with the current aggressive advance of the CCAF, we feel that it
would be more valuable to our own forces.
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Within a week of this report being filed,
CCAF forces landed on Fletcher intent on capturing the world. Trang, like many
other prisoners, remained in custody under the new Capellan regime installed after
the conquest)
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