Benkudi was a male Dug who engaged in criminal activities within Mos Espa on Tatooine. He had a history of employment with the Hutts and also worked for Kaeline Ungasan, a Human seeking to become a crime lord. Additionally, he maintained a casual friendship with Ree, a Twi'lek podracer in the service of the Hutts.
Ree eventually departed from the Hutts and began working for Ungasan on a scheme that centered around a novel podracing event known as the Ungasan Cross Country held on Ando Prime. Ungasan purportedly altered the race course each time to introduce fresh and stimulating challenges; however, there was a hidden motive behind this, which Benkudi was unaware of. Regardless, Benkudi, being an informant who capitalized on opportunities, sought to profit by selling any information he possessed to the Hutts.
However, the Hutts were already informed about Ungasan's podracing endeavors at this stage. They tasked Jer Blankuna, one of their operatives, with hiring independent individuals to locate Ree. Blankuna feigned concern as Ree's father and falsely stated that Benkudi had contacted him. The agents then pursued this lead. Ree, aware of Benkudi's nature, advised Ungasan to silence him. Consequently, Ungasan dispatched four contract employees from the CSA, armed with vibrodaggers, to assault Benkudi. Despite this, Benkudi disclosed all he knew, as well as some things he only suspected—such as Ungasan's alleged past as a lieutenant for the Hutts—to the independent agents.