During the Clone Wars, a conspiracy to use the black market to smuggle supplies onto Mandalore was formed. At the time, most supplying activity to the Mandalore system was frozen as a negative reaction to Mandalore's neutral stance in the war. The plot was led by Prime Minister Almec, who was also the acting leader of the government and the second most powerful man on the planet.
Origins[]
The Outer Rim[6] planet[7] Mandalore had declared itself neutral with the outbreak of the Clone Wars, becoming a prominent member of the Council of Neutral Systems, an organization which represented over 1,500[8] star systems wishing to stay out of the armed conflict. Led by Mandalorian Duchess Satine Kryze, the council—along with other activities—attempted to counter the emerging Death Watch movement.[9]
The declaration of neutrality left Mandalore in isolation, as neither of the two primary belligerents provided supply for the planet.[4] To ensure the continuing importation of vital goods and resources, Prime Minister Almec contacted smugglers to establish a black market.[5]
Activities[]
Tea smuggling[]
- "Where do you get the tea?"
"From Mooga. The Commerce Guild controls it." - ―Duchess Satine Kryze inquiring Siddiq
In 21 BBY,[3] the conspirators imported Ardees Beverage tea from Mooga for Sundari schoolchildren.[4] The Moogan[10] smugglers, led by Tee Va,[11] bribed an official of the New Mandalorians and established a facility in the spaceport, where they diluted the tea with slabin. The drinks were then sold to several schools through an employee of a shipping company called Siddiq and the corrupted superintendent of the school. However, the slabin caused an epidemic among pupils, so Galactic Senator Padmé Amidala and Duchess Satine Kryze began to investigate the matter. After persuading the police captain to aid them, the two women, along with several policemen, stumbled across the Moogans' compound, and a firefight broke out, which resulted in the arrest of the smugglers and the corrupt police aiding them. The warehouse was eventually burned down.[4]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Corruption" (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Academy"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shades of Reason" (Indirect mention only)
Sources[]
- The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Corruption on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The New Essential Chronology
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Episode Guide
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 48 (21 BBY 13–14, Corruption on Mandalore)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Corruption"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Academy"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ The Essential Atlas, p. 77
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Voyage of Temptation"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Mandalore Plot"
- ↑ The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Corruption on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures — "Shop" (Set: Tee Va)