Miner camp destroyed on Mustafar

Date: 171107
Planet: Mustafar
Region: Eastern Mustafar

Story: (Written by the Galactic News Agency, Ramona doesn't write IC).

Last night a miner base near Berken's flow was found devastated, its buildings shot up and the bodies of the miners strewn accross the area. Many of the bodies has been mutilated by local animals, but the buildings showed clear blaster burns.



Droid tracks and an abandonned repulsorlift, damaged, were found inside the base. The tracks led away from the camp, and nearby a search party discovered the remains of a sullustan that apparently had been killed by a Tulrus pack and whose description matched the one that had rented the repulsorlift earlier at the Mendrix Mining Facility. The whole incident remains a mystery, but early findings indicate combat droids as the most likely attackers based upon weapon signatures. There were also signs of missing crates, although no ore was found missing in the camp.

Today the dead sullustan was identified as Okowwi Emied, a manager of the Intergalactic Mining Company which had been missing for two months. He was under investigation concerning possible embezzlement. His role in this incident is not clear yet, but there are no records of him having any position in that camp.

The current manager of the Farpoint Valley office of IMC, Kimisei Bythmi, did not comment on the case, citing the need for further information before a statement could be released.

IMC stock fluctuated this week, but did not drop further.