[CRIME] Valkarin Drugs Introduced to Citadel Black Market

Valkarin Drugs Introduced to Citadel Black Market
via Anton Ly, Citadel Direct

[CITADEL] Authorities on the Citadel, and throughout C-Space have been noticing a spike in new drugs on the market, stemming from the Technocracy of Valkar’s recent integration with the larger galaxy. According to officers, Tayseri seems to see the highest volume of these new drugs on the Citadel. These reports come at a time where C-SEC presence on Tayseri is already strained.

Similarly, colonies throughout C-Space are seeing the new drugs crop up as well. Newcomers to the black market such as Darken and Fever, as well as Valkarin variants on already present drugs like Anjul Black, a potent variant of Red Sand are emerging, capitalizing on their novelty and snaring new users.

C-Sec, and their colonial counterparts blame the spreading wave of black market narcotics on the Clans of Anjul, a powerful crime syndicate that got it’s start in the Valkarin capitol of Anjul. They’ve made their mark in several districts of the capitol city and the homeworld, and have a varying presence on numerous Technocracy colonies throughout their space.

Since Valkar opened communications with, and reconnected to the galaxy as a whole, the Clans have made quick work of expanding out to both Terminus and C-Space locations, coming into conflict with both authorities, and in many cases, local criminal factions. Several colonies report increased inter-gang violence as the new organization enters and sets up shop.

Business is good.

I'm actually delighted to see these new drugs on the news. They are fantastic new substances that have a lot of potential, but only the most addicted and desperate addicts knew about them. No one wanted to try out anything called Darken or Fever or Anjul Black, no one besides the dealers knew anything about them and they sounded like some cheap knockoff of a drug. No, everyone just stuck to Red Sand. Their hesitancy is understandable, though. Most people do not wish to plunge into the abyss of the unknown.

Now, though? It's on the news. It's the hip, hottest new thing. This is an advertisement of grand proportions. Now, people will want to try out this new, infamous drug. It's not just some obscure substance anymore, it's the newest thing in style.

This is especially good for drawing in those who have had no history of substance abuse but are curious. Teenagers want to try out new things, and that is absolutely wonderful of them. Their curiosity can lead them to learn more and more about the world so that they may find their own path in life. A path down addiction and all of it's unfortunate side-effects is not a path most would recommend, but it does leave credits for me in its wake.

I will suggest that one does not associate with the Clans of Anjul directly though. They are a vicious and ruthless sort, which is to be expected. Instead of being chained to a crime syndicate, one should instead buy from dealers who have as little ties to them as possible. There is one drug dealer here who will not involve their customers with clans and gangs and crime syndicates in anyway, as he has managed to avoid such factors in his work. If anyone were interested, they could perhaps ask this dealer for more information. If they wanted to, of course.

An unfortunate side effect of us joining the galactic community. With more of our criminals out in the broader galaxy, we'll probably be seeing more Gar'Sha like myself out here tracking them down.

Hopefully the fact that the lanes have been opened for the Clans doesn't sour the supposed diplomatic effort between Citadel space and Valkar.

Why is it always Tayseri? Seems like she's always the foul sister in the collection of ward petals. C-Sec is having a closer eye on the clubs lately and that’s bad for business. I don’t know details but the management is probably under pressure from various sides but remains neutral. No sniffing inside the club is still a rule but there have been no big incidents anyway. I can’t say the prospect of more gangs trying to get a foot in is comforting, that’s the bigger problem than the substances themselves mostly. I have seen those ruining quarters by taking over the bouncer business. And effectively closing down a vivid club scene in the process, leaving only a handful of drug dens. (funny enough, only then the same politicians who had rallied against the old clubs now complained that “the whole club culture was destroyed!”. They should have backed them up when it was a possibility.)
C-sec should stop investigating the dancers but look into the girls and guys at the doors more.

Nah, man. They aren't all that bad. They do a lot of security in the areas they do control, invest in local businesses. You just don't hear that. Dangerous if you fuck with 'em, sure, but who isn't?

One would imagine this is what happens when the poorest district only gets poorer.

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Denakot is occupied.


Some moreso than others.

Pretty much. You see it all the time. Poor places start repelling the more well off citizens, and if the well off citizens don't want to pay attention to it, you start seeing less support and funding from the local government.

And then you repeat that a few times. Quick recipe for slums. I would imagine it works the same even on the Citadel.


Tell them that, man. I've just witnessed some of what they do and am relaying the information.

heh heh heh

Looks like the Citadel just got a bit (but not a fucking a lot its still a fucking piece of shit floating around a green and blue piece of shit) more awesome.

That shit is probably all over urth too and i can't wait to hear about all of that shit later

Well good luck on them getting a foothold on Tayseri, I know calling C-Sec a bunch of incompetent ingrates who should be doing the X, Y, and Z flavors of the week is the hippest, hottest new thing but they actually somewhat are good at their jobs. And even if they weren't there's something like two dozen entrenched and decidedly significant less than legal organizations who wouldn't take kindly to being shafted out of territory.

Oh come off it, Tayseri's not some innately toxic collection of arcologies and blocs it's just been consistently fucked over by everyone from the Reapers to the domestic Councils. And, rather self evidently, when people are thoroughly marginalized by the establishment they turn to alternative sources of authority and order. It's not that hard to understand.

Eh, there's no point of ruining a perfectly good stream of legitimate income and a valid front, especially on the Citadel. Worst case situation is still basically business as usual.

Yes yes we get it you're a perfectly legitimate group of former drug money fueled insurgency engines who could absolutely take some half cocked drug dealers. Honestly Vindi, whether you can feasibly blow out their kneecaps (actual or emotional) isn't really the legitimate concern here. The legitimate concern is how you're going to keep that menagerie of ex-gangbangers you've accumulated on a tight enough leash while you figure out some kind of way to deal with the drug problem politically.

So, ah, best of luck.

I wouldn't say Tayseri's at slum level yet. I mean besides the Foundations but they've basically always been off the official grid. Even with parts hosting a fair degree of organized crime it's still got an overall higher standard of living than most other places. The primary risk is a fair bit of internal social strife. As it turns out an unfortunately large number of the open minded, equitable, and oh so cosmopolitan people who populate the Citadel are less than charitable when it comes to foreign parties who aren't even drug dealers.

Fair point, man. I mean I wasn't really calling it already being a slum just yet, just saying I've seen the pattern before elsewhere and if it keeps going that way, that's how it ends up. Honestly I don't know if a ward on the Citadel could ever actually be left alone long enough to become a slum.

It would take a lot of work, and probably a lot of bribes to keep that sort of blind spot going for that long. Like, small government treasuries worth of bribes.

Really doubt that'll happen. As you say, C-Sec is in fact good at their jobs.

Though I'm curious about the Denakot thing. You say it's run by ex drug-runners? How'd that get by the populace?

Exactly. Another reason as to why such people turn to alternative authorities is precisely because people blame Tayseri for being a vile pit of ne'er-do-well's, rather than seeing that is just a lot of hurting people who are angry at constantly being called a vile pit of ne'er-do-well's.

Quite a run-on sentence there, my apologies.

Tayseri isn't a slum. Even when compared to only other districts of the Citadel, it is not a slum. Seedy and shady, yes, but the infrastructure is well-off. The citizens certainly aren't all starving in shoddy little homes, although there is the occasional homeless vagrant.

Its pretty fucking funny, at least to me, that the place on the Citadel with all the faceplates probably has the highest crimerate on that shithole

Because all the faceplates are stealing everything. Get it? Yeah, you fucking got it. Fuckers will steal fucking anything electronic. Rip the parts right out of shit and try to sell it you. They're like fucking vorcha only much more useful when you need something fixed and not chewed up.

Still gotta watch the assholes though