Jump pirates

Jump pirates were organized pirate gangs that assaulted orbital shuttles as they passed through the topcloud layers, using antique rocket packs from Old Republic rocket-jumpers to seize the ships. Atmospheric bandits like these were particularly dangerous, since even a small mistake could cause their victims to crash from extreme heights to the surface instead of simply being marooned in space.

When jump pirates sprang up more frequently on Corellia in the time after the Battle of Yavin and newsfeeds regularly reported about their actions, The Corellian Security Force placed special priority on stopping these thieves. CorSec also hired groups of heavily armed civilian investigators to check out suspected staging sites and destroy them if any sign of illegal activity was found.

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