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HARNER – A cross-agency Gallente law enforcement task force conducted an early-morning raid on a small, unlicensed and unregistered pharmaceutical company following a week-long sting operation. Acting on information received from an informant, agents posed as mining colony directors attempting to purchase the so-called ’Liberty’ pill.

Once put in touch with company head Pierre Allendreau, authorities quickly moved to shut down the manufacturer. On-site they found over five million ‘Liberty’ pills, after which they swiftly arrested Allendreau, charging him with over 50 infractions. Six other employees were arrested and then released without charges. Officials say they have not ruled out the possibility of criminal charges being laid on employees and middle men, as well as prospective buyers.

PATOR – Social activists opposed to the newest production of controversial 600-year-old play ‘Plantation’ at the Minmatar People’s Theatre on Pator launched a highly visible complaint last night. About an hour before the curtain went up on the preview, the protestors appeared at the front entrance. As a result, the performance started slightly behind schedule. 

The protest remained peaceful until the curtain closed. As the crowd exited the theatre, the protest shifted gears and became violent. The minimal police force present was briefly overwhelmed, but quickly regained control of the crowd. “This production is not racist, it’s traitorous,” exclaimed one protester as he was arrested. 

Wentach Mennar, an ex-member of parliament for the Representative Party, said “It was a good show. An important show. We have been without a parliament for over a year and it is good that someone is asking these questions. People are becoming impatient.”

LUMINAIRE – Gallente Customs officials have solved part of the mystery surrounding the ’Liberty’ pills seized last week in the Weraroix system. The nanobots each pill contained appear to have been designed to make their way to strategic parts of the body, including the lungs, where they instigate general hypoxia and eventually lead the subject to quietly expire from oxygen deprivation.

The Sisters Of Eve have since confirmed the ’Liberty’ pill to be behind the mass suicide at Gererique. “We found a similar package containing some extra pills, and autopsies then revealed all the people died in the same manner. We are now relatively certain of the how, we just still don’t understand the why,” said SSOE agent Lenz Kaaloaka.

Gallente Health and Safety officials have called for anyone with any knowledge of the pill or its manufacturers to come forward.

Ryddinjorn – Ethnic violence broke out today in the normally quiet town of Hrangsdor, as the predominantly Brutor community reacted to the presence of resettled Thukker members of the Fuldis caravan.

Formerly nomadic, nearly half of the members of the Fuldis caravan opted to form a permanent settlement last fall, choosing Ryddinjorn as their new home. Since that time, the lukewarm welcome has turned to outright suspicion, culminating in today’s outbreak of widespread vandalism and protests.

Many residents are suspicious of the Thukkers’ motives for settling down. “Everyone knows that the Thukker will adopt anyone,” said Amadou Zoreya, a local Brutor man. “They come here, fill our kids’ heads full of wild stories about deep space, and lure them into their caravans. It’s not right.”

These Thukker maintain that their nomadic days are behind them, however. “We just want to fit in,” said Emmen Ulffsson, one of the resettled Thukker. “We want to live our lives and prosper just like everyone else.”

But the cultural divisions go deeper. During the Amarr occupation, the pragmatic Thukker viewed mobility as the best defense against enslavement. But to proud Brutor tribesmen, this same mobility was viewed as tantamount to cowardice. Raelan Kahoku, a Hrangsdor Brutor elder said More >