2279.022 - Yeppter (0549) - No Man's Land, Fornax

Galactic Control forces working undercover on Yeppter have uncovered and stopped a plot by Rebels to purchase controlled weapons from Arms Dealer Future Tech. A battle erupted in the orbit around the Up-Port involving several Galactic Control officials and nearly a dozen Rebel forces. No official word from Galactic Control acknowledged the incident, but several eyewitnesses reported seeing clashes between unmarked individuals in heavy armor attacking and boarding a Future Tech freighter with resistance from unknown forces. The battlefield was then quickly quarantined by Alliance authority. The dictator Scarmithis Phentari (a majority share holder in Future Tech) denied any involvement with the Rebels, and noted that any legitimate business can "involuntarily become the subject of Rebel deception".